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UFC strawweight Gillian Robertson made a clinical start to her year with a win over Brazilian contender Polyana Viana at UFC 297.
Robertson and Viana faced off on the preliminary card of the opening pay-per-view of the year. Both fighters are adept grapplers, but Robertson had the measure of her opponent from the get-go. She landed her first takedown in the opening round and controlled Viana till the bell separated them. Her control time included an armbar submission attempt.
The second round was a short-lived affair as Robertson effortlessly took Viana down and pounded her with strikes till referee Kevin Macdonald stepped in.
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Robertson's victory marked her ninth finish in the octagon since her debut in December 2017. It also took her to joint-second on the all-time list for most finishes in UFC women's history, only behind legendary two-division champion Amanda Nunes' 10 finishes. Robertson shares her spot with former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade.
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Sean Strickland shares hilarious story about Gillian Robertson's boyfriend
UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland recently narrated his experience with Gillian Robertson's Navy SEAL boyfriend.
In a conversation with Chris Curtis, Strickland described Robertson's boyfriend's quiet demeanor and how Strickland targeted him only to find out about his impressive Navy SEAL background.
Strickland also likened him to a character from Marvel's 'The Punisher' series and mentioned that he was an easy-going sport. He said:
"So funny enough, she [Robertson] actually has this really solid boyfriend, you know? He was like a bada** Navy SEAL... So you meet him and he’s in the gym and he’s quiet and you could tell there’s something f*****g wrong with him. I didn’t know that he was like this bada** Navy SEAL guy, I just knew there was something wrong with him. So I start picking on him... He has that kind of vibe... I made fun of him, he was a great sport. I respect that. Gillian, you’re punching above your weight class with that one. But good job."
Check out Gillian Robertson with her boyfriend below:
Check out Sean Strickland's comments below (3:48):
