Shi Ming wasted little time making an announcement in entrance of her dwelling followers on Friday evening.
The strawweight event winner capped off the second day of Highway to UFC Season 5 with a dominant first-round submission victory over India’s Puja Tomar within the particular most important occasion at Galaxy Area in Macau on Friday.
Ming instantly neutralized Tomar’s putting menace by closing the space and forcing the battle into her world. After securing a takedown, “Dr. Sleep” shortly established prime management and methodically labored in direction of a end.
Shi Ming patiently arrange an arm-triangle choke, advancing to facet management earlier than tightening the maintain and forcing “The Cyclone” to faucet on the 3:12 mark of the opening spherical.
A winner of the Highway to UFC Season 3, Ming earned her UFC contract with a spotlight reel head-kick knockout of Feng Xiaocan in November 2024. After seeing her five-fight profitable streak snapped by Bruna Brasil through unanimous resolution final August, the doctor-turned-fighter earned her first UFC victory on Chinese language soil.
The victory improves Shi Ming’s skilled document to 18-6 and offers her the seventh submission win of her profession. She now stands 1-1 contained in the Octagon.
For Tomar, the loss continues a troublesome stretch within the promotion. “The Cyclone” has now suffered back-to-back submission defeats following her loss to Shauna Bannon and falls to 1-2 within the UFC. The Indian strawweight’s skilled document now stands at 9-6.
