The Ultimate Fighting Championship held the UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on February 3, 2024. The fight cards in both the main and preliminary categories of the fight night were full of some exciting professional mixed martial bouts. The event was headlined by Roman Dolidze and Nassourdine Imavov in a middleweight bout. Molly McCann and Diana Belbita will fight in a women’s strawweight bout on the preliminary card of the event. McCann emerged victorious in this bout via an armbar submission in the first round.
Molly McCann is an experienced professional mixed martial artist who has been a regular competitor since making his professional debut in 2015. In her debut as a professional fighter, she locked horns with Katy Horlick at Shock N’ Awe 20 on May 30, 2015, and made a dominant statement in the fight by dispatching Horlick in the first round via TKO to start her career with a win.
Molly McCann amassed an impressive record of 7 wins and 1 loss before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She squared off against Gillian Robertson at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till. Robertson defeated her second-round submission. She has since been featured in twelve bouts in the promotion.
Molly McCann’s opponent for UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov was UFC women’s strawweight competitor Diana Belbita, who has been a professional since 2014. She made her professional debut in mixed martial arts against Roxana Crisan at RXF 10. Belbita made quick work of Crisan and defeated her via first-round TKO to start her career with a dominant victory.
Diana Belbita made her debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on October 18, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman against Molly McCann. In their first meeting inside the octagon, McCann handed her a unanimous decision defeat.
Molly McCann vs. Diana Belbita Stats
| Stats | Molly McCann | Diana Belbita |
| Record | 14-6 (6 KOs) | 15-9 (6 KOs) |
| Championship | - | - |
| Age | 33 | 27 |
| Height | 1.62m | 1.70m |
| Division(s) | Strawweight | Strawweight |
| Reach | 62” | 68” |
| Win Streak (Active) | 1 | 0 |
| Professional Debut | 2015 | 2014 |
Molly McCann Record
Molly McCann has a professional record of 14 wins and 6 losses in her mixed martial arts career so far.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 14–6 | Diana Belbiţă | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov | February 3, 2024 | 1 | 4:59 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Strawweight debut. Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 13–6 | Julija Stoliarenko | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura | July 22, 2023 | 1 | 1:55 | London, England | |
| Loss | 13–5 | Erin Blanchfield | Submission (kimura) | UFC 281 | 12-Nov-22 | 1 | 3:37 | New York City, New York, United States | |
| Win | 13–4 | Hannah Goldy | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall | 23-Jul-22 | 1 | 3:52 | London, England | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 12–4 | Luana Carolina | KO (spinning back elbow) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | 19-Mar-22 | 3 | 1:52 | London, England | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 11–4 | Kim Ji-yeon | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till | 04-Sep-21 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 10–4 | Lara Procópio | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | 06-Feb-21 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 10–3 | Taila Santos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige | 16-Jul-20 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 10–2 | Diana Belbiţă | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman | 18-Oct-19 | 3 | 5:00 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Belbiţă was deducted a point in round 2 for grabbing the cage. |
| Win | 9–2 | Ariane Lipski | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie | 22-Jun-19 | 3 | 5:00 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| Win | 8–2 | Priscila Cachoeira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal | 16-Mar-19 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Loss | 7–2 | Gillian Robertson | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till | 27-May-18 | 2 | 2:05 | Liverpool, England | Catchweight (127 lb) bout; McCann missed weight. |
| Win | 7–1 | Bryony Tyrell | TKO (punches) | Cage Warriors 90 | 24-Feb-18 | 2 | 1:32 | Liverpool, England | Won the vacant Cage Warriors Women's Flyweight Championship. |
| Win | 6–1 | Priscila de Souza | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors 88 | 28-Oct-17 | 3 | 5:00 | Liverpool, England | |
| Win | 5–1 | Lacey Schuckman | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors 82 | 01-Apr-17 | 3 | 5:00 | Liverpool, England | |
| Win | 4–1 | Anjela Pink | TKO (knees to the body and punches) | Shinobi War 9 | 26-Nov-16 | 1 | 0:50 | Liverpool, England | |
| Win | 3–1 | Macicilia Benkhettache | TKO (punches) | Shock N' Awe 23 | 01-Oct-16 | 2 | 1:15 | Portsmouth, England | Defended the SNA Women's Flyweight Championship. |
| Win | 2–1 | Valérie Domergue | Decision (split) | Shock N' Awe 22 | 01-Apr-16 | 3 | 5:00 | Portsmouth, England | Won the vacant SNA Women's Flyweight Championship. |
| Loss | 1–1 | Vanessa Melo | Decision (unanimous) | XFC International 12 | 28-Nov-15 | 3 | 5:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | Flyweight debut. |
| Win | 1–0 | Katy Horlick | TKO (punches) | Shock N' Awe 20 | 30-May-15 | 1 | 3:12 | Portsmouth, England | Catchweight (132 lb) bout. |
Diana Belbita Record
Diana Belbita holds a professional record of 15 wins and 9 losses so far as a professional mixed martial artist.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 15–9 | Molly McCann | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov | February 3, 2024 | 1 | 4:59 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 15–8 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green | October 7, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 15–7 | Maria Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 289 | June 10, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Loss | 14–7 | Gloria de Paula | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill | February 19, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 14–6 | Hannah Goldy | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw | July 24, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Strawweight debut. |
| Loss | 13–6 | Liana Jojua | Submission (armbar) | UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige | July 16, 2020 | 1 | 2:47 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Loss | 13–5 | Molly McCann | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman | October 18, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Belbiţă was deducted a point in round 2 for grabbing the cage. |
| Win | 13–4 | Ana Maria Pal | Submission (armbar) | RXF 34 | May 13, 2019 | 2 | 3:26 | Brașov, Romania | |
| Win | 12–4 | Milena Bojiç | TKO (punches) | RXF 33 | December 10, 2018 | 1 | 0:17 | Bucharest, Romania | |
| Win | 11–4 | Ana Maria Pal | Submission (armbar) | RXF 30 | August 20, 2018 | 2 | 1:35 | Bucharest, Romania | |
| Win | 10–4 | Cristina Netza | TKO (punches) | RXF 29 | December 18, 2017 | 3 | 0:49 | Brașov, Romania | |
| Loss | 9–4 | Iony Razafiarison | Submission (guillotine choke) | Superior Fighting Championship 18 | September 16, 2017 | 2 | 1:21 | Ludwigshafen, Germany | For the Superior FC Flyweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–3 | Morgane Manfredi | Decision (majority) | RXF 27 | July 29, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Piatra Neamț, Romania | |
| Loss | 8–3 | Ariane Lipski | Submission (armbar) | KSW 39: Colosseum | May 27, 2017 | 1 | 4:52 | Warsaw, Poland | For the vacant KSW Women's Flyweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–2 | Katarzyna Lubońska | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 36: Materla vs. Palhares | October 1, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Zielona Góra, Poland | Return to Flyweight. |
| Win | 7–2 | Virág Furó | TKO (elbows) | RXF 23 | June 6, 2016 | 1 | 2:08 | Bucharest, Romania | |
| Win | 6–2 | Paulina Borkowska | TKO (head kick and punches) | RXF 22 | March 21, 2016 | 1 | 4:00 | Bucharest, Romania | |
| Loss | 5–2 | Eeva Siiskonen | Decision (split) | Lappeenranta Fight Night 14 | November 28, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Lappeenranta, Finland | |
| Loss | 5–1 | Cristina Stanciu | Submission (armbar) | RXF 18 | June 15, 2015 | 1 | 2:41 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | For RXF Bantamweight Championship. |
| Win | 5–0 | Renáta Cseh-Lantos | Decision (unanimous) | RXF 17 | March 16, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Craiova, Romania | Return to Bantamweight. |
| Win | 4–0 | Roxana Crișan | TKO (punches) | Ultimate Fighting Tournament 3 | November 7, 2014 | 1 | N/A | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Flyweight debut. |
| Win | 3–0 | Alice Ardelean | Submission (armbar) | RXF 14 | November 3, 2014 | 2 | 3:05 | Sibiu, Romania | |
| Win | 2–0 | Roxana Dinescu | Submission (armbar) | RXF 12 | August 4, 2014 | 2 | 4:12 | Mamaia, Romania | |
| Win | 1–0 | Roxana Crișan | TKO (punches) | RXF 10 | April 5, 2014 | 1 | 1:22 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania | Bantamweight debut. |
Molly McCann Losses
Molly McCann has lost six fights so far in her professional career while competing as a martial artist. Her first loss was handed to her by Vanessa Melo at XFC International 12 by first-round submission. McCann was defeated for the second time by Gillian Robertson at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till via second-round submission.
She lost for the third and fourth time by consecutively losing to Taila Santos and Lara Procopio at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige and UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov. Molly McCann was defeated for the fifth and sixth time in succession by Erin Blanchfield and Julijastoliarenko UFC 281 and UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura.
FAQs on Molly McCann vs. Diana Belbiţă
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