Molly McCann has called it a career after suffering a shocking loss at UFC London on Saturday night.
‘Meatball’ has good memories of fighting in London. In March 2022, she delivered one of the best spinning-elbow knockouts in the history of MMA to blow the roof off the O2 Arena.
Molly McCann couldn’t replicate that performance against late-replacement opponent, Alexia Thainara, who literally danced her way to the cage before twerking after scoring a massive win in her debut in MMA’s premier promotion.
UFC London will be the final time fight fans will get to watch McCann compete inside the Octagon.

Molly McCann tapped by UFC debutant
A tentative opening round burst into life when Alexia…