Smilla
Sundell defeated Aline
Pereira to earn an
Ultimate Fighting Championship contract at Meta Apex in Las
Vegas on
Week 10 of
Dana White’s Contender Series Season 10.

Sundell (3-0) outstruck Pereira (3-3) over three rounds in their
women’s bantamweight matchup, earning a unanimous decision with
three 29-28 scores.

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Smilla Sundell beats Aline Pereira at DWCS as Mick Maynard
backs 21-year-old’s UFC signing

A former One
Championship muay Thai titleholder, Sundell pressed forward
from the opening bell, mixing her strikes to keep Pereira on the
defensive. Her Brazilian opponent found success with counters and
scored a takedown in the third round, but Sundell returned to her
feet and resumed applying pressure until the final horn.

Sundell earned a contract despite UFC CEO Dana
White’s reservations about her readiness. White initially
wanted the 21-year-old to gain more experience outside the
promotion, but matchmaker Mick Maynard persuaded him to sign
her.

At the postfight news conference, Sundell said that despite her
limited MMA experience, she has competed in combat sports since her
early teens and is ready for the UFC.

“I have been fighting since I was 12,” Sundell said. “I know how it
is to fight and I know how it is to get hit. I have been taken
down. I know I belong here.”

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By IMAK ADMIN

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