Tracy Cortez beat Vanessa Melo with a unanimous decision Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN+ 22 in Sao Paulo. Take a look inside the fight with Cortez, who picked up a victory in her UFC debut and ran her winning streak to seven straight. HEAVY left hands from Cortez here in round 3! #UFCSP pic.twitter.com/FkFpjs0FLo — UFC (@ufc) November 16, 2019 Result: Tracy Cortez def. Vanessa Melo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Updated records: Cortez (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Melo (10-7 MMA, 0-2 UFC) Key stat: Cortez landed a pair of takedowns and outstruck Melo 155-76. Related UFC on ESPN+ 22 rookie report: Grading the newcomers in Sao Paulo UFC on ESPN+ 22 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Charles Oliveira the lone $20k recipient Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC on ESPN+ 22 with Queen, Foo Fighters and bucking the Eminem Curse Cortez on the fight’s key moment “It was a hectic week, but I have the right coaches to keep my mind at ease and nothing affected me.
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