Karol Rosa beat Lara Procopio with a split decision Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN+ 15 in Shenzhen, China. Take a look inside the fight with Rosa, a 24-year-old Brazilian who won her UFC debut. Result: Karol Rosa def. Lara Procopio via split decision (29-28, 30-27, 28-29) Updated records: Rosa (12-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Procopio (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) Key stat: In a mostly even fight statistically, Rosa had a narrow striking edge at 177-169 – but landed the fight’s only knockdown (video below). HUGE right from Rosa puts Procopio on the canvas! #UFCShenzhen pic.twitter.com/PNYt9eBeKQ — UFC (@ufc) August 31, 2019 Rosa on the fight’s key moment “I wasn’t expecting the fight to be so even.
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