Lauren Murphy compares lopsided beatdown from Jessica Andrade to Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk, defends corner for not throwing in the towel
Lauren Murphy faced Jessica Andrade in a flyweight contest at UFC 283 in Brazil, and the American was subjected to a beatdown that resulted in a unanimous decision loss at the end of three brutal rounds.
During and after her bout, many fans and fighters expressed their concerns for her health and were shocked at her corner for not throwing in the towel. However, Murphy wants to hear none of it and recently took to Twitter to defend her corner. 'Lucky' penned a long passionate message to all those who thought the fight should have been stopped.
Lauren Murphy reminded fans of other instances where the context was allowed to continue despite fighters taking grave damage and compared her situation to that of Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Zhang Weili at UFC 248 and wrote:
"These guys are some of the best coaches I've ever had. I'm so grateful they let me fight till the end. I AM tough..."
She continued in the next tweet:
"Where were these people when Joanna looked like f*****g Megamind in her fight with Weili?? If they’re concerned for safety, why weren’t they screaming for her to be pulled? Competitive or not, shouldn’t her “safety” have come first? Miss me with this double standard BS."
Read the tweets below:
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All the podcasters and fans screeching about “LAurEn MurPhy NeEds A neW CoRnER” and “TheY ShOuLd ThRow In ThE ToWeL” 🙄🖕🏼✌🏼 https://t.co/fT3c3dCChW
Where were these people when Joanna looked like fucking Megamind in her fight with Weili?? If they’re concerned for safety, why weren’t they screaming for her to be pulled? Competitive or not, shouldn’t her “safety” have come first? Miss me with this double standard BS
Jessica Andrade claims her bout against Lauren Murphy should've been stopped
Jessica Andrade dominated Lauren Murphy at UFC 283 on her way to a unanimous decision victory and currently rides a three-fight win streak.
As the contest between the two flyweights went on, many fans and fighters felt that the referee and Murphy's corner should have stopped the fight, including Andrade.
In her post-fight octagon interview, Andrade iterated her thoughts on her fight against Lauren Murphy and if she felt it should have been stopped due to the amount of damage sustained by the American:
"There were certain points where I thought that the fight was going to be stopped.... Maybe I was missing or doing something else. A lot of people say I don't have technique but I think that I showed that tonight."
Watch the full interview below:
Lauren Murphy has since vehemently defended the decision to let the fight continue and took to social media to iterate on the same. 'Lucky' now has two losses in her last three fights.
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