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ANAHEIM, Calif. – Sabina Mazo beat Shana Dobson with a lopsided unanimous decision Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC 241 in Anaheim, Calif.
Take a look inside the fight with Mazo, who picked up the first win of her UFC career.
Result: Sabina Mazo def. Shana Dobson via unanimous decision (30-24, 30-25, 30-25)
Updated records: Mazo (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Dobson (3-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Key stat: Mazo picked up multiple 10-8 rounds from all three judges.
“I think I just didn’t trust my ground skills enough in my other (UFC) fight. The ground game is one of the first things I did when I got into fighting. I always kept training jiu-jitsu, so I just had to trust my game a little more and put it out there.”
“I think I’m undefeated when fighting here in California, but I can fight anywhere. It’s nice to have fans and my training partners here cheering me on.”
“Getting my first win feels amazing. It feels right. It is one of many, and now we’re off to a good start. … I’m just going to keep training and keep fighting. I’m young and have so much time ahead of me.”
To hear more from Mazo, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
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