De Randamie beats Holly Holm for featherweight belt at UFC 208
BY Agencies13 Feb 2017 12:58 AM IST
Agencies13 Feb 2017 12:58 AM IST
Germaine de Randamie clocked Holly Holm after the bell in one round, then a second, and got nothing more than a warning from the referee.
De Randamie kept those pivotal points on the scorecard, and slapped a UFC championship belt over her shoulder.
The 32-year-old Dutch kickboxer shook off Holm's clinching and won by unanimous decision — 48-47 on each judge's card — in the main event at UFC 208 on Saturday night to become the first featherweight champion in the woman's division. De Randamie (7-3) dropped to her knees in celebration as the Barclays Center crowd booed the end of a lackluster bout. UFC created the new 145-pound division in part as a showcase for Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino.
Justino was the lone fan standing in the front row toward the end of the five-round bout and stuck around to snap selfies with fans. Justino's UFC fate is in limbo because of a doping violation that knocked her off the New York card. "I want to fight everybody and I will fight anybody so we will see who is next," de Randamie said.
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