Dublin fighter Shauna Bannon has been defeated by unanimous decision on her UFC debut at the O2 Arena in London.
Fighting the Brazilian Bruna Brasil - at UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura - Bannon was unable to make up the ground lost over the first two rounds.
Despite a strong finish, she ran out of time while in the process of submitting her opponent.
Going into the fight, Bannon was undefeated in her first five fight, while Brasil had a record of 8-3-1.
Shauna Bannon Defeated On UFC Debut
We go to the judges in @ShaunaBannon5's debut...
Bannon finished the third final round strong but ran out of time as she got submission.#UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/k64JpehFc1
— Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) July 22, 2023
Defeat for Shauna Bannon on her UFC debut.
Bruna Brasil takes the win via unanimous decision.#UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/goNkyi87ad
— Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) July 22, 2023
Bruna Brasil almost certainly takes the first round against Shauna Bannon, right hand landing regularly. #UFCLondon
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) July 22, 2023
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Bannon's story is one of grit and hard work, as she balances being a single mother with full-time training and fighting.
"We're so close because it's just me and him," Bannon about her son Jayce.
"There has been times where I'm away a lot more, I'm doing a lot more media than I'd normally do so in between my sessions I'm here there and everywhere so I haven't got to spend as much time with him.
"I still do spend a lot of time with him but it's been reduced and I know that he's feeling that because every night he's like 'you're not going training are you mama? Please don't go training'. So he's feeling it as well, as a child he's going through different stages of development and everything else, the emotions."
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