Viktoriia Dudakova won her UFC debut and went undefeated, but not in a way anyone might have expected, let alone wanted.
Dudakova (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) stepped into the cage to take on Istela Nunes, who was looking for her first UFC win. But just as the fight was getting started, it ended due to a nasty injury to Nunes (6-5 MMA, 0-4 UFC) just 34 seconds into the fight.
Dudakova tried to bring the fight back to the ground by shooting for a one-legged takedown. As Nunes descended, she posted with her left arm, but it bent under her as her body weight dropped.
Nunes immediately cried out in pain when it appeared her elbow was dislocated. Dudakova realized the injury and backed off as the referee rushed.
Unfortunately for Nunes, she walks away with her fourth UFC loss and remains winless in the promotion.
Updated results from UFC on ESPN 49 include:
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Viktoriia Dudakova defeated. Istela Nunes via TKO (injury) – Round 1, 0:34
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Melquizaël Costa defeats. Austin Lingo by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
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Evan Elder won. Genaro Valdez via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28)
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Azat Maksum defeats. Tyson Nam via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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Alexander Munoz defeated. Carl Deaton by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-28)
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Ailin Perez beats. Ashlee Evans-Smith via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)
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