Six-division boxing world champion Amanda Serrano picked up her first win in MMA recently, and the finish didn’t come by way of knockout.
Serrano tapped Erendira Ordonez with a rear-naked choke in the first round of their main event contest at Combate Americas 24 in Arizona. It was Serrano’s first career win in MMA, as she had fought to a draw in her MMA debut last April.
With 26 knockout wins under her belt in the world boxing, many expected Serrano to finish the fight with her striking and not her grappling. Speaking with MMA Fighting, Serrano described what it was like to score her very first win MMA with a submission.