Molly McCann just got back in the win column at UFC On ESPN+ 93 on February 3rd, 2024 by submitting Diana Belbita with an absolutely devastating armbar. Not only is bouncing back from her last loss a great boost to McCann’s to career but she also did it in a fashion that silenced a lot of her critics. She has always been much more of a striker than a grappler, but it was clear she needed to improve her grappling she was submitted by Erin Blanchfield at UFC 281. Then she was submitted by Julija Stoliarenko in her next fight and it appeared as though that might have been the start of a tough period if she didn’t fix those issues quickly.
She was definitely taking the losses seriously though, as it wasn’t long before she booked herself a grappling match against Julia Scardone at Polaris 26. McCann was able to show off her skills when she submitted Scardone with an armbar and it looked like she might have started to turn a corner. The fight against Diana Belbita at UFC On ESPN+ 93 was her next test, and she passed it with flying colors in the very first round. McCann was in firm control on the ground and started landing heavy shots from mount, before that opened up the opportunity for her to lock up an armbar and crank on it hard to get the finish.
UFC On ESPN+ 93 Full Results
Nassourdine Imavov defeats Roman Dolidze via Decision – Majority (49-44, 47-47, 48-46))
Renato Moicano defeats Drew Dober via Decision – Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Randy Brown defeats Muslim Salikhov via KO – Punch (Round 1, 3:17)
Natalia Silva defeats Viviane Araujo via Decision – Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Aliaskhab Khizriev v Makhmud Muradov ends in a No Contest – Accidental Eye Poke (Round 1, 0:11)
Charles Radtke defeats Gilbert Urbina via TKO – Punches (Round 1, 4:47)
Preliminary Card
Molly McCann defeats Diana Belbita via Submission – Armbar (Round 1, 4:59)
Charles Johnson defeats Azat Maksum via Decision – Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Themba Gorimba defeats Pete Rodriguez via TKO – Punches (Round 1, 0:32)
Lee Jeong-yeong defeats Blake Bilder via Decision – Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Luana Pinheiro defeats Julija Stoliarenko via TKO – Punches (Round 3, 4:52)
Marquel Mederoz defeats Landon Quinones via Decision – Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Jamal Pogues defeats Thomas Petersen via Decision – Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
The full UFC On ESPN+ 93 event replay, including Molly McCann submitting Diana Belbita with an armbar, is available to watch on UFC Fight Pass.