The UFC Fight Night 80 mixed martial arts (MMA) card began with heroics from women's Strawweight Kailin Curran as she came-from-behind to submit Emily Kagan in the opening "Prelims" bout on Fight Pass tonight (Thurs., Dec. 10, 2015).
Curran was largely ineffective landing her strikes in the opening frame of their tilt inside "The Chelsea" at The Cosmopolitan, partly because of the overwhelming style of her opponent, Kagan.
Kagan completely blanketed the Hawaiian Curran over the course of the first round, and repeatedly instigated the clinch. The 34-year-old also landed takedowns, but couldn't keep Curran grounded, who ultimately reversed position on the final one and took the former's back.