Sinead Kavanagh had to fight through an early injury, but managed to get her hand raised on Friday at Bellator 275. Fighting in front of a home crowd at 3Arena in Dublin, and aiming to rebound from a title challenge loss, Kavanagh (8-5 MMA, 5-5 BMMA) had plenty of motivation to push through an early knee injury that affected a majority of the co-main event bout against Leah McCourt. Just over a half-minute into the bout after a couple of strikes were exchanged, McCourt (6-2 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) went for a takedown and brought the fight to the mat. However, Kavanagh remained calm off her back and grabbed a kimura, causing McCourt to roll over and defend the dangerous-looking submission. Big submission attempt from @SineadKavanagh0 ! LIVE on @SHOSports and @BBCThree with #Bellator275 . pic.twitter.com/J5WRMd1ZxM — BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) February 25, 2022 With her arm twisted behind her back at one point, somehow, McCourt did not tap and survived to see the second round
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