It’s taken a couple of tries and one of the more bizarre stoppages in recent memory, but Megan Anderson can officially call herself a winner in the UFC.
One of the only true 145-pound female fighters on the roster, Anderson was hoping that a win against Cat Zingano at UFC 232 would propel her to a title shot. Anderson previously held the Invicta FC featherweight championship and she debuted with some fanfare at UFC 225 in June where she lost a unanimous decision to Holly Holm.
The Zingano fight lasted just 61 seconds and ended with Anderson’s hand raised, which on paper seems like a resounding success for the 28-year-old Australian; in reality, the outcome was marred by an eye injury that Zingano suffered after Anderson threw a high kick that caused her toe to lacerate Zingano’s eyelid.