Molly McCann overcame a nasty eye injury to become the UFC's first female English winner

Molly McCann is affectionately known as “Meatball.” By the end of her fight with Priscilla Cachoeira, her left eye basically looked like one.

McCann (8-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) was pushed to the limit, but she endured and ultimately came away with a unanimous-decision win over Cachoeira (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) on Saturday at UFC on ESPN+ 5 from The O2 in London. It was a historic result, too, as McCann became the first English woman to win a fight in the UFC.

Getting there, though, was no joke. Just take a look at her eye in the third round (via Twitter).

McCann knew she had won before the result was even revealed and reveled with her team, nasty eye injury and all (via Twitter).

At this time, we’re not sure of the nature of McCann’s eye injury, but a fractured orbital seems like a safe bet. She was transported to a local hospital after the fight. And she was apparently in good spirits (via Twitter).

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