After insanity of a marriage throughout UFC battle camp, Elise Reed would delay honeymoon for a fast turnaround

LAS VEGAS – Elise Reed beat Jessica Penne with a unanimous choice Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Combat Night time 245 on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Have a look contained in the battle with Reed, who obtained again within the win column – and has alternated wins and losses for 9 fights.

Elise Reed def. Jessica Penne

Elise Reed

Outcome: Elise Reed def. Jessica Penne by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Up to date data: Reed (8-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC), Penne (14-9 MMA, 3-6 UFC)
Key stats: Reed landed at a 75 % clip, far above the common, and outstruck Penne 229-98 total.

Reed on the battle’s key second

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 19: (L-R) Elise Reed punches Jessica Penne in a strawweight battle throughout the UFC Combat Night time occasion at UFC APEX on October 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Picture by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

“I’m feeling f*cking nice – nice, splendid, any phrase that’s optimistic, you would say it and that’s how I really feel. (The sport plan was) kick her within the leg, keep standing, hit her laborious, don’t let her take me down – and it went precisely like that for quarter-hour. It was nice.”

Reed on getting married the week earlier than the battle

Elise Reed, spouse Dana Leary, UFC Combat Night time 245

“That it was the craziest factor I’ve ever completed, and there was a lot distinction with discovering a marriage gown, doing a gown becoming after which getting my lip cut up throughout camp and going to pressing take care of stitches, to then making an attempt on footwear to then speaking about flowers and colour themes and all the pieces else – after which speaking about preventing Jessica Penne. I imply, it was the biggest distinction I believe I’ve ever had in my total life. … I appeared f*cking hearth from the marriage and I just about needed to flip it off the second we get on the aircraft. The marriage was Saturday. We unpacked from the lodge Sunday, recovered, packed on Monday, after which we have been out in Vegas Tuesday – so not a lot of a honeymoon. But it surely was nice. It was flawless, however I might by no means do it once more. I’m getting married as soon as and calling it a day.”

Reed on what she desires subsequent

Elise Reed def. Jessica Penne, UFC Combat Night time 245 (by way of UFC)

“Each time, I at all times say I’m going to take time without work, after which the one time I took time without work was as a result of I had surgical procedure and I needed to take time without work. I like this. That is the best factor that I’ve ever been in a position to do, and I like the UFC, so in the event that they inform me, ‘Hey, battle once more in every week,’ I’ll say (to my spouse), ‘Hey, Dana, appears to be like like we’re pushing off this honeymoon a little bit bit longer.’ But it surely’ll be a couple of months, most likely, at any time when they arrive again and so they say we’ve obtained a date. We’ll speak with our coaches, however I’m feeling incredible from this battle. I’ll be capable of flip round and get proper to coaching camp as quickly as they need me to leap again.”

To listen to extra from Reed, take a look at the video of the complete post-fight interview above.

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