"She also got a first in her UFC career - fighting with fans in attendance. After two straight fights at the virtually barren UFC Apex, Luciano got to experience a live crowd in Vancouver (a very live one at that). "Fighting with the fans was something else. I like the vibe, I like feeling the crowd," she told Cageside Press following the bout, backstage at the Rogers Arena. "So the more people, the better.""
"Believe it or not, she had envisioned the finish ahead of the bout. "That went through my mind many times, that I would submit her with a rear-naked [choke]," stated Luciano (7-2-1). Oliveira had been dropping down a couple of weight classes for the fight, but Luciano quickly discovered that concerns about her strength were unwarranted. "For like a second I was worried that she was going to be super-strong, but then I felt her hands, and I didn't feel like she had much power in her punches.""
Stephanie Luciano earned her first career submission at UFC Vancouver by submitting Ravena Oliveira. The bout marked Luciano's first UFC fight with fans in attendance after two fights at the UFC Apex. Luciano had envisioned finishing Oliveira with a rear-naked choke and executed that plan during the fight. Oliveira had dropped weight classes for the matchup but did not show significant punching power during the contest. Luciano enjoyed the live crowd atmosphere and indicated a desire to face a ranked strawweight opponent to continue climbing the division.
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