Sara McMann Wants a Title Shot Following TUF 24 Finale Win

Sara McMann spoke last night about her win over Alexis Davis at TUF 24 Finale and more. Some highlights are below:

On her win over Davis: “She’s a jiu-jitsu black belt. I knew I was capable. I have submitted black belts, but I was like, ‘Ah, it’s a pretty tall order.’ You can knock out a black belt, but submitting them? You better be on point. … I got a submission against a girl who beat the current champion, so I’m pretty excited.”

On who she wants to face next: “I want to fight the winner of Ronda and Amanda. Truthfully I don’t care who wins because I would love to fight either of them. I have losses to both. I would really love to avenge the loss, both of them for different reasons. Obviously I had different losses, but if I’m really going with who I think is the better fighter as far as a good finisher, I think they’re both very strong in the first round, but I think after that Ronda is better for the subsequent rounds. And for Amanda, I think that’s something that people have been able to capitalize and win third rounds. But this is a five-round fight. I suspect Ronda will rebound from the loss to Holly (Holm).”

On a possible fight with Julianna Pena: “I like Julianna Pena,” McMann said. “I feel like she probably has earned the right more for a title shot, if I’m being completely honest. But if they don’t decide to give it to her, I would love to fight her. I respect her, and I think it would be a really exciting fight.”