UFC star Pannie Kianzad lost her two front teeth and was left with a busted-up nose after a brutal victory over Lina Lansberg.
The Iranian had her hand raised after three rounds in Las Vegas - but was left to pay the price after a bruising battle. Kianzad made light of her injuries after the fight, pointing to the gaping hole in her mouth, but had poped her teeth back in by the time she gave her post-fight interview.
Reflecting on the fight, she said: "I have a glimpse of memories from the fight; I feel like the first round I had really god ground, taking her back and I got good ground and pound in.
"In the second round I felt really good then I found myself on the ground. I couldn't understand... did I get knocked out? It was really fast so I believe she could have won the round but I took it back right after that so I didn't feel [the knockdown] was super-meaningful. If i was still on the ground and being punched that would be bad.
'I took the third round back and I felt my hands were sharp. I got a cut on her at the beginning of the fight and then I got cut and everything was bleeding. I felt fast and the stuff I was thinking I could have problems with, I felt strong, That means everything I worked on really worked."
With her victory, Kianzad bounced back from a decision defeat by Raquel Pennington last September. The 30-year-old lost her debut fight in the UFC in 2019 but then embarked on a four-fight winning streak before meeting Pennington.
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And Kianzad later called out Aspen Ladd who herself was beaten by Pennington last weekend. "I think me and Aspen Ladd should fight now. She had a great fight with 'Rocky'; she lost and I thought 'Rocky' looked great. She was in the 145lb division before but she's keen on staying at 135lb and I feel that's the match to make.
"She beat Lena, I beat Lena, so let's go. I see myself fighting in late summer if I can. This is what I do; how many times can you say I'm a UFC fighter? I do this for a living and I want to do it until I can't do it anymore."
