Dana White reacts to Bella Mir’s shocking upset loss on Contender Series: ‘She didn’t have deep water experience’ - MMA Fighting
Dana White commented on Bella Mir's upset loss in the Contender Series, attributing the defeat to her lack of experience in high-pressure 'deep water' situations. Despite the loss, White remains supportive of the young prospect's development.
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Dana White believes Bella Mir just learned a big lesson.
On Tuesday night, Mir squared off with Alex Apodaca in the main event of Week 3 of Contender Series. The bout was supposed to be an exhibition for Mir, who entered the bout as the biggest betting favorite in the history of the program, and one of the biggest in MMA history. But with only four fights to her name, Mir’s inexperience caught up to her, and Apodaca authored one of the biggest upsets in MMA history, stymying Mir for the better part of the fight and piling up damage on the feet en route to a unanimous decision win.
The loss sends Mir back to the drawing board and shocked UFC CEO Dana White, who has been a longtime supporter of Mir.
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