LAS VEGAS – Not only is Molly McCann far from done with MMA, but she also can’t even envisage a time when she will tire of the sport. After suffering a unanimous decision loss to Lara Procopio at UFC Fight Night 184 , McCann (10-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) left her gloves in the octagon – a move that sparked speculation that she had retired. However, she later clarified on social media that the gesture was to honor her father after his death on his birthday and that she still has plenty of fight left in her. Currently enduring the first losing skid of her career, McMann vented her frustration on the stylistic matchup and how close she came to submitting Procopio when she locked up an armbar that briefly had the Brazilian in trouble. “It was a lot of frustration that I didn’t get to show what I wanted to show and how hard we’ve worked since the Taila (Santos) fight, and how close the jiu-jitsu finally got to submit a black belt,” McCann said during an impromptu appearance at Wednesday’s UFC 258 media day. “It was just a lot of frustration.
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Molly McCann insists her love for MMA hasn’t wavered: ‘I’ll never be done with it’ – MMA Junkie