The woman named Montana beat an opponent who hailed from Montana.
Sixth-seeded Montana Stewart knocked off No. 11 Ariel Beck in the first round of The Ultimate Fighter 26 women’s flyweight title tournament the third episode of the season, which aired Wednesday night in FS1. Stewart defeated Beck by submission at 2:52 of the first round with a gorgeous D’arce choke.
Beck, who competed on coach Eddie Alvarez’s team, started off strong with her boxing early, landing some hard left hands. But Stewart, a longtime wrestler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor, took things to the ground, got excellent position and threaded through a great choke.