Thoughts video games did not work.
Prime 15 ranked Strawweight Gillian Robertson secured her third straight win at UFC Vegas 100 final night time (Sat., Nov. 9, 2024) when she defeated Luana Pinheiro through unanimous resolution from contained in the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
There was slightly little bit of dangerous blood between the pair of Strawweights main into the struggle as a result of Brazil’s Pinheiro determined to put on Robertson’s trademark purple Venum struggle package as a substitute of her regular yellow struggle package.
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Robertson wasn’t comfortable.
“I feel [she stole the color] on function,” Robertson informed MMAMania.com. “So, she’s worn purple as soon as earlier than, however the UFC texted me and stated, ‘She’s carrying purple, so you need to select between black or white.’ I used to be like, ‘I did not know Brazil might put on purple,’ and he or she stated, ‘Oh, no, they’ll, she’s representing one other nation, so she will put on the purple shorts.’ So, that is why I posted on Instagram that I made a decision to put on black as a result of it is Luana’s funeral.”
Should you’re questioning in regards to the struggle package colour and selecting course of, “Savage” additionally defined that.
“She’s ranked above me, so she had the primary alternative, sadly,” Robertson stated. “They made some extent to me too that someday I’ll should struggle Weili Zhang for the purple, so I gotta get used to it now.”
Pinheiro wore purple two fights in the past as a result of fellow higher-ranked Brazilian Amanda Ribas selected yellow.
Robertson did not consider using reverse psychology on Pinheiro by carrying the Brazilian’s trademark yellow shorts; somewhat, she virtually selected white shorts in order that they’d be “lined in blood” to make them purple.
Pinheiro has now misplaced three straight fights, and UFC Vegas 100 could actually have been her funeral as a result of she could also be launched subsequent week.
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