Celine Haga choked her opponent unconscious earlier this month, but didn’t win the fight by submission or decision. Last week, she took another loss: in her appeal bid to get the result overturned by the Missouri Office of Athletics (MOA).
At the end of the third round of her fight at Invicta FC 21 on Jan. 14, Haga cinched in a rear-naked choke on Amy Montenegro. The choke was in deep as the bell sounded. When referee Greg Franklin stepped in to stop the contest, Montenegro was unconscious.
Franklin did not rule a submission win for Haga.