UFC flyweight prospect Wang Cong is keeping her head high after a disappointing and surprising defeat on home soil this past weekend.
Wang, a former world champion in sanda and ex-Kunlun Fight titleholder, announced her arrival on MMA's biggest stage in a major way this past August following success on Road to UFC.
"The Joker" violently knocked out Victoria Leonardo on debut, and her previous kickboxing win over Valentina Shevchenko led to talk of a quick rise up the ladder at 125 pounds.
That script, however, was emphatically ripped up by Gabriella Fernandes, who headed to enemy territory to face Wang as a significant underdog on the main card of Saturday's UFC Fight Night in Macau.
The Brazilian executed a memorable club-and-sub finish in round two, dealing a blow to the hype behind Wang and the perception of her chances of success inside the Octagon.
As if often the case when newcomers lose for the first time in the UFC, the defeat to Fernandes caused cries of "fraud checked" from some in the MMA community online. Wang, however, will not be deterred.
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