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Apodaca entered the matchup as a massive underdog against the highly touted Bella Mir. She emerged victorious via decision to earn an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract. Mir has since drawn criticism for her performance, but Apodaca believes the backlash isn’t warranted.
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Alex Apodaca says Bella Mir is still a ‘good fighter’ after historic DWCS upset
While Apodaca laughed off the fact that some viewed her as a “sacrificial lamb” going into the bout, she admits she occasionally doubted herself given the pre-fight betting odds.
“I didn’t find the actual [odds] out before the fight, but I knew what was happening,” Apodaca told TMZ. “I’m just like the sacrificial lamb being thrown in is kind of the thought that people are thinking, which I was like, that’s insane. Nothing points to the fact that I’m just going to go out there and just like get smashed. Every once in a while I’d be like, ‘I’m going to win. I’m going to win.’ But then I’d look at my coach and be like, ‘You think she’s really that good?’ Like, dude, what is happening?”
Despite beating Mir, Apodaca claims that her former foe is still a good fighter and refuses to discredit her.
“I will say she’s good. I don’t want to discredit her or me by saying she’s not,” Apodaca added. “I definitely thought this would be so insane if I pulled this off. But I did want to do it. I did want to pull it off.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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