Norma Dumont outpoints bloodied Irene Aldana

Irene Aldana was a bloody mess as Norma Dumont outlanded her at UFC 306.

Dumont (12-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) emerged as a high contender when she defeated Aldana (15-8 MMA, 8-6 UFC) by unanimous determination Saturday. The ladies’s bantamweight bout closed out the UFC 306 preliminary card at Sphere in Las Vegas.

Dumont invested in low kicks early, as Aldana pressured. Dumont was capable of get out of the way in which of Aldana’s large lunging pictures, and outstruck her within the first 5 minutes. She landed an enormous proper hand to shut out the spherical.

Aldana continued to battle together with her vary in Spherical 2, as Dumont began mixing issues as much as the physique. An unintended conflict of heads precipitated a nasty gash throughout Aldana’s brow, because the Mexican began ramping up the aggression in the direction of the tip of the spherical.

Aldana got here out with a way of urgency in Spherical 3 as her minimize prolonged all the way in which all the way down to her face. Dumont appeared to decelerate, as she tried a takedown which was stuffed. Aldana poured on the stress, however regardless of exhibiting unbelievable coronary heart, it was too little, too late.

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Dumont prolonged her profitable streak to 5 after selecting up wins over former champion Germaine de Randamie, and ex-title challenger Aldana. She despatched a warning to the bantamweight division’s high 5.

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