Joanne Wood hangs up her gloves at UFC 299 after rallying to defeat Maryna Moroz

farah hannoun

Sat, 9 Mar 2024, 6:46 pm·1-min read

Joanne Wood capped off her career with a bang.

Wood (17-8 MMA, 9-8 UFC) avenged her first-career loss to Maryna Moroz (11-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC) by split decision in their flyweight bout Saturday at Kaseya Center in Miami. She proceeded to retire after the fight, just like she said she would in the lead-up.

After losing Round 1, Wood rallied to outstrike Moroz. A spinning back fist knockdown which had Moroz badly hurt late in Round 3 is what sealed the fight for her.

"I could've done that in the first and it would've been different!" 😅
💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Happy trails to one of Scotland's finest, the mighty Joanne Wood @DrKneevil! #UFC299 pic.twitter.com/nSTFnl6Auf
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) March 9, 2024

The Season 20 “Ultimate Fighter” alum hangs up her gloves with nine octagon wins to her name. Wood scored notable wins over Ariane Lipski, Andrea Lee, and former title challenger Jessica Eye.

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