UFC bantamweight Luana Santos got back into the win column in style as she scored the first Americana submission victory in UFC women’s history over Tainara Lisboa at UFC Vegas 106 on Saturday night.
“Making history. I always tell people that I want to leave a little mark. To be the first Americana finish…before this fight I said I want to have a safe fight. Cautious fight because I want to come out and get back into the win column,” Santos told reporters including Cageside Press through a translator at her post-fight scrum.
“As it turns out not only I did put on a show for people and I end up with a first Americana.”
Santos (9-2) took his first bantamweight UFC bout against Lisboa
“I have one foot in one and another foot on another. I feel good about this, bantamweight was actually what I used to fight, I used to fight 135 for a long time. Just wanted to test myself at 125, and I did it. This felt really good,” she said.
“I felt strong so this may be my home.”
Santos’s boyfriend, Allan Begosso, is a DWCS alumn and hopeful to make his UFC debut this year. He scored a submission victory at LFA 208 just a week ago in Santa Cruz putting his opponent to sleep.
Could the couple be together in the UFC next? Santos sure hopes so. When he does get in would she want to fight on the same card?
“No, no way. Otherwise I’m going to have a heart attack before the fight,” Santos told Cageside Press laughing at the thought.
“He can fight on one week, and I’ll fight the other!”
Watch the entire post-fight scrum with Luana Santos above.
