The UFC rounds off the calendar year with a loaded card for UFC on ESPN+ 42. Among the long list of fights at the show, the showdown between Gillian Robertson and Taila Santos could prove to be something of a hidden gem. The women’s flyweight fight features an interesting contrast of styles, with a predominant striker in Santos pitted against Robertson, a tenacious grappler. Moreover, the victor in this contest will likely soon find themselves at the upper end of the shallow women’s flyweight division.
Robertson appeared on
The Ultimate Fighter 26 and was stopped in her quarterfinal bout by Barb Honchak. She was given a chance on the finale card, where she submitted fellow contestant Emily Whitmire in the first round. Robertson continued this form by upsetting Britain’s Molly McCann in her hometown with a second-round tap at UFC Fight Night 130 in Liverpool in 2018. Despite suffering losses to Mayra Bueno Silva and Maycee Barber through her next six appearances with the comp
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Gillian (The Savage) Robertson celebrates her win over Sarah Frota during UFC 240, in Edmonton on Saturday, July 27, 2019.Robertson has won four of her last five UFC fights, adding to the record book as she goes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson December 17, 2020 - 12:07 PM
Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson has won four of her last five UFC fights, adding to the record book as she goes.
The 25-year-old from Niagara Falls, Ont., who now calls Port Saint Lucie, Fla., home, has the most submission wins among UFC women flyweights (4) and is tied for the most victories in the division (6).