The UFC 252 event only had one submission which took place on the preliminary card. This was done by Virna Jandiroba on Felice Herrig. The Armbar took Jandiroba’s pro MMA record to an impressive 16-1.
Taking place in the first round at 1.44 minutes in, the Armbar won Jandiroba the prelims Performance of the night bonus too. The submission isn’t too surprising as Jandiroba has a black belt in BJJ and past in Judo. It is the third loss in a row for Herrig who previously came off the back of a four win fight streak in the UFC.
In true BJJ style, the sequence came after an insight trip. From there Jandiroba then passed the guard and got mount. After punching Herrig from mount this opened up the Arm as Herrig panicked as a result in trying to escape.
At 32 years old though Jandiroba has to get a move on in the UFC but with Performance of the night fights under her belt she is moving in the right direction.
