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Megan Anderson Defends Bizarre TKO Win Over Cat Zingano At UFC 232

Megan Anderson picked up one of the most awkward TKO victories you’ll ever see this past weekend (Sat. December 29, 2018) at UFC 232. Anderson picked up a first-round TKO win over former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano. After throwing a high kick that grazed Zingano’s eyelid, Zingano was unable to open her […]

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Megan Anderson picked up one of the most awkward TKO victories you’ll ever see this past weekend (Sat. December 29, 2018) at UFC 232.

Anderson picked up a first-round TKO win over former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano. After throwing a high kick that grazed Zingano’s eyelid, Zingano was unable to open her eye again. The referee didn’t stop the fight immediately. So after a few shots to the body, referee Marc Goddard stepped in to stop the action.

There has been a lot of ridiculous criticism towards Anderson on social media for accepting a win given the circumstances. Speaking to MMA Junkie after the fight, Anderson defended her TKO victory over Zingano:

“I’m just trying to do my job and Marc is there to – for both of us – to make sure that he puts our safety first,” Anderson said. “I can’t control what she does and I did my job and I finished my fight. And, yes, it is a little bit controversial, but you can punch people in the eye.

“You can knee them, all those kind of stuff.… I can’t let anybody else dictate how I feel about a win because, at the end of the day, I have put in the hard work. I guess it wasn’t the most, I guess, clean-cut finish, but it is what it is.”

She also said she’s more than willing to run it back with “Alpha” if she’d like:

“And we’re happy to give the fight back, we’re happy for that fight again if people feel like I need to prove that I’m one of the best in the world and this division. But, if not, let’s go to the next challenge.”

Former MMA referee and current Bellator MMA commentator, John McCarthy, offered an explanation for the whole situation. A fan on Twitter asked him why toes to the eye are treated different from finger pokes to the eye. He offered the following explanation:

“You punch with a closed fist. If you sustain an eye injury based upon a legal punch the eye injury could lead to you losing the fight via TKO. A fighter can not control toes in the same fashion they can fingers. That’s why we do not call toe pokes to the eye.”

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Cat Zingano Avoids Serious Eye Injury At UFC 232

Cat Zingano has walked out of UFC 232 without a serious injury. Zingano did battle with Megan Anderson on the FOX Sports 1 portion of the UFC 232 prelims. The bout didn’t last long and saw a bizarre finish. Anderson threw a head kick and her big …

Cat Zingano has walked out of UFC 232 without a serious injury. Zingano did battle with Megan Anderson on the FOX Sports 1 portion of the UFC 232 prelims. The bout didn’t last long and saw a bizarre finish. Anderson threw a head kick and her big toe caught the eye of Zingano. The fight […]

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Cat Zingano Eyes Gold at Both 135 & 145 After UFC 232

Cat Zingano has always been an ambitious fighter. With many stops and starts in her MMA career, she has often had to put those ambitions on hold due primarily to injuries. But now, Cat Zingano has made the decision to enter the featherweight division a…

Cat Zingano has always been an ambitious fighter. With many stops and starts in her MMA career, she has often had to put those ambitions on hold due primarily to injuries. But now, Cat Zingano has made the decision to enter the featherweight division and suddenly finds herself potentially one fight away from a title […]

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Megan Anderson Upset About State Of UFC Women’s Featherweight Division

Megan Anderson upset about the state of the UFC women’s featherweight division heading into her next fight. She’s slated to take on former title contender Cat Zingano in a women’s featherweight bout. This fight will take place on the preliminary portion of the card on FOX Sports 1. Anderson made her promotional debut when she […]

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Megan Anderson upset about the state of the UFC women’s featherweight division heading into her next fight. She’s slated to take on former title contender Cat Zingano in a women’s featherweight bout. This fight will take place on the preliminary portion of the card on FOX Sports 1.

Anderson made her promotional debut when she lost to former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm on the main card portion of the UFC 225 pay-per-view event. Coming into this fight, the former Invicta FC featherweight champion was on a four fight winning streak.

While doing a recent interview, she made it known that this division and where it’s at right now is upsetting to her. That is a problem considering she’s one of the division’s top stars.

“That actually pissed me off more than the location change,” Anderson told MMAjunkie. “I’m like, ‘If you want to fight in the division, then actively campaign to fight in that division instead of taking a fight at 135.’ Or campaigning for fights at 135. This is what you get when you bring in bantamweights to open up a division that’s not their weight division.”

At the end of the day, she hopes that should she win this fight then it will lead her to a title shot. However, when it comes to the UFC rankings these days, nothing is guaranteed and she understands that.

Potential Title Shot

“I hope it’s a No. 1 contender, but we don’t really that’s the thing,” Anderson said. “In the UFC, rankings don’t mean anything anymore. I’m hoping it’s a No. 1 contender, but you just never know. For me, I would rather see them start signing featherweights. That’s more of a priority for me than getting a title shot. I want to give a platform to show this division is marketable and is worth investing in. They start signing people instead of giving them fights at bantamweight.”

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Megan Anderson Doesn’t Like that Amanda Nunes Earned a Bad Reputation After Pulling Out of One Fight

Megan Anderson is ready for whatever gets thrown her way at UFC 232 — including a short notice title fight — but she’s only worried about Cat Zingano. In the lead up to the show on Saturday night in Los Angeles, a lot has been made about Anderson’s fig…

Megan Anderson is ready for whatever gets thrown her way at UFC 232 — including a short notice title fight — but she’s only worried about Cat Zingano. In the lead up to the show on Saturday night in Los Angeles, a lot has been made about Anderson’s fight against Zingano serving as a backup […]

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Cat Zingano Faces Megan Anderson in Featherweight Scrap at UFC 232

Cat Zingano will bump up to 145 pounds for her next fight as she takes on former Invicta FC champion Megan Anderson at UFC 232 on Dec. 29 in Las Vegas. UFC officials announced the pairing on Wednesday. Off to Vegas!@CatZingano faces off with @MeganA_MM…

Cat Zingano will bump up to 145 pounds for her next fight as she takes on former Invicta FC champion Megan Anderson at UFC 232 on Dec. 29 in Las Vegas. UFC officials announced the pairing on Wednesday. Off to Vegas!@CatZingano faces off with @MeganA_MMA in a featherweight matchup. #UFC232 pic.twitter.com/iUHKhq9Ohz — UFC (@ufc) October […]

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