Usually, Cris Cyborg makes opponents submit to her fists. This time, she did it with a choke.
Cyborg battered Arlene Blencowe before securing a second-round submission to notch the first defense of her Bellator featherweight title and her first career submission in the headliner of Bellator 249, which took place Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and aired live on CBS Sports Network.
Cyborg made the bloody Blencowe tap at the 2:36 mark of the second round via rear-naked choke. The submission brought a merciful end to a barrage of punishment she unleashed in a vintage turn.