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Molly McCann admits she's "bladdered" after drinking half a bottle of whiskey

Molly McCann celebrated her third successive UFC victory by downing shots of whiskey - then admitted she was "bladdered".

The Liverpool flyweight stopped Hannah Goldy in the first round to follow up her stoppage win over Luana Carolina four months ago. And after her hand was raised, McCann grabbed a bottle of Howler Head whiskey and started downing it straight from the bottle.

And reflecting on her win with Paddy Pimblett, she said: "I gave you fight IQ, I gave you patience, I gave you positions where i might have been submitted or controlled, none of that. I was against the cage and some bird went, 'You smell nice' and in that moment the fight changed. Sometimes I go back and forth in my mind about whether I am who I think I am, am I going to leave a legacy, and this c*** [Pimblett] goes, 'Of course you are, you're the Meatball.

Molly McCann with Paddy Pimblett after their fights (UFC/YouTube)

"Did i think this was coming? I said it in every single interview. Did I think it would be the same finish, yes. You've all seen the promo this week, you've seen us go through the same stuff, rinse and repeat. I've drank as much as last time... I'm bladdered. This doesn't feel the same, the last time was special.

"It wasn't the same because I've done i before but I had much more faith in myself, I believed in myself. I believe it's my time to be where I'm supposed to be and I've learned al the lessons I'm supposed to have learned."

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McCann's success was followed by Pimblett who choked out Jordan Leavitt in the second round for his third victory in the promotion. And he confirmed he plans to conquer America after thrilling his home crowd for the second time this year.

"I know for a fact I'll be fighting on pay-per-view," he said. "I know I wont be fighting in The O2 again, it's too small. We will do Anfield, I promise you now. Dana [White] has said we won't do Anfield but he said women wouldn't fight in the UFC and Ronda Rousey came along. He said he wouldn't do a stadium in the UK but The Baddy came along so he will."

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