Cory McKenna beats Cheyanne Vlismas by unanimous decision on UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas

Cory McKenna beats Cheyanne Vlismas by unanimous decision on UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas

Cory McKenna improved her UFC record to 3-1 with a unanimous verdict over Cheyanne Vlismas on Fight Night in Las Vegas.

The Welsh strawweight won a 29-28 decision from all three judges as she took a round to work out her opponent before controlling the fight at close quarters.

McKenna picked her short punches in a dominant third round to take her overall MMA record to 8-2; Vlismas is 2-2 in UFC and 7-2 overall.

The main Fight Night event saw Jared Cannonier defeat middleweight rival Sean Strickland by split decision.

The cards read 49-46, 46-49, 49-46 in favour of Cannonier, who improved to 16-6; Strickland fell to 25-5 and has lost his last two fights after winning six straight.

Despite losing, Strickland held a 152-141 advantage in significant strikes. He also recorded the only take down.

Cannonier held an advantage in shots to the body (60-24) and blows to the legs (24-2).

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