Tracy Cortez had a giant activity in entrance of her with a short-notice foremost occasion bout towards former two-time strawweight champion Rose Namajunas at UFC Struggle Evening Denver.
Although she managed to go the gap, Cortez was largely dominated from the opening minute of the competition, occurring to lose through unanimous determination.
Whereas arising on the brief finish and never getting the end result she’d hoped for left a greater sting, Cortez instructed ESPN MMA’s Megan Olivi that she felt pleased with having the ability to final a full 5 rounds with somebody as extremely thought to be Namajunas.
Cortez added that maybe the battle might have performed out in a different way with a full battle camp.
“I took it on two weeks’ discover, unprepared,” Cortez stated. “I gave all of it I’ve. I do know if I had been to have had a full camp, ready…I imply, my cardio was there. I believe I’d have completed quite a bit higher with gameplan.
“However I believe I proved myself tonight that I can go full fives [rounds]. Trying ahead to the subsequent one,” Cortez added.
Tracy Cortez Feels Early Pacing Of Self Might Have Price Her Struggle
Cortez was dropped early into the primary spherical, with Namajunas placing on a phenomenal placing show. The #11-ranked contender tried to battle again within the second spherical along with her grappling abilities, however Namajunas’ strikes remained on level and she or he confirmed her grappling capacity within the third to counter Cortez.
The late-notice substitute fighter regarded for a mountain of offense within the fifth spherical, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient.
“As a result of it was 5 fives, I used to be actually attempting to tempo myself the primary and second spherical,” Cortez stated. “I simply realized…give all of it I’ve. It’s all or nothing. I believe I waited a little bit too lengthy to essentially push it on her.”
Cortez isn’t letting this loss deter her, nevertheless. She needs to make use of this expertise and get again into the cage as quickly as doable.
“Final time I fought, I went on a killer streak,” Cortez famous. “I’m not right here to show [to] the world, I’m right here to show [to] myself.”
