LAS VEGAS – UFC president Dana White stands by his decision to give three-time USA national boxing champion Danyelle Wolf a UFC contract. In her very first MMA fight, Wolf (1-0) defeated Taneisha Tennant by unanimous decision Tuesday at Dana White’s Contender Series 33 and was one of three fighters awarded a UFC deal. It was a back-and-forth battle in which Wolf shined early with her crisp boxing, but Tennant’s experience allowed her to rally in the second half of the fight. White still scored the fight 29-28 in favor of Wolf and explains that, while she still has room to grow, the hundreds of rounds that she spent in the boxing ring should amount to something
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