Human knees are not meant to bend in the direction Luana Carolina found her left knee going into on Saturday night, and that made for a quick victory for Ariane Lipski . Lipski (13-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC), an impressive competitor out of Brazil, saw an opening in a grappling exchange, straightened the leg out, and leaned all the way back, causing Carolina (6-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) to tap at the 1:38 mark of the opening round in their UFC on ESPN+ 30 main card bout at Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. That marked both the seventh first-round finish in Lipski’s career, and the second-fastest submission victory in UFC flyweight history. “She was trying to take my neck,” Lipski said in her post-fight interview. “I have trained this sub before then I pushed her leg and I was pretty sure it was working.” That’s two straight wins for Lipski, who has left an 0-2 UFC start in her dust. You can check out her wince-inducing handiwork below ( via Twitter ): “The Queen of Violence” @Ariane_lipski lives up to the name with this kneebar #UFCFightIsland2 pic.twitter.com/sxrZLDDsul — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 19, 2020 The Blue Corner is MMA Junkie’s blog space
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Video: Ariane Lipski notches gnarly kneebar win at UFC on ESPN+ 30 – MMA Junkie