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There are a whole lot of big MMA events this weekend the UFC, Bellator and the next rung down with the Legacy Fighting Alliance, Cage Fury Fighting Championships and more. With that comes some interesting female bouts. I am going to touch on three of them here. We’ll start with Bellator and the bout between Veta Arteaga and Desiree Yanez on Thursday. Then, on Friday, the LFA gives us a title bout between champion Vanessa Demopoulos and Lupita Godinez. We end on Saturday with UFC’s Cortney Casey against Priscilla Cachoeira. So let’s get started.
Veta Arteaga vs. Desiree Yanez (Bellator 250)
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Casey O’Neill was thrilled to get her first UFC victory in the books. Just don’t ask her to give you a detailed play-by-play.
The 23-year-old flyweight needed a little less than two rounds to put away a spirited Shana Dobson this past Saturday at UFC Vegas 19, finishing the fight with ground-and-pound to keep her pro record at a perfect 6-0. It was the first UFC fight for O’Neill after signing with the promotion in November.
With no fans in attendance at UFC APEX, O’Neill recalls her UFC debut being a strange experience, one that she barely consciously registered while she was inside the octagon.