If Australia needs a new Olympic breakdancing rep, Casey O'Neill can take aim at Raygun
PERTH, Australia – Casey O'Neill beat Luana Santos with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 305 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
Take a look inside the fight with O’Neill, who got back in the win column after a two-fight skid – and offered to be the next Olympic breakdancing representative for Australia.
Casey O’Neill def. Luana Santos
Result: Casey O’Neill def. Luana Santos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)<
Updated records: O’Neill (10-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Santos (8-2 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Key stats: O’Neill more than doubled up on Santos in the striking department, 113-46.
O’Neill on the fight’s key moment
Australia’s Casey O’Neill (in black) and Brazil’s Luana Santos fight in their women’s flyweight division event of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 305 at the Perth Arena in Perth on August 18, 2024. (Photo by COLIN MURTY / AFP) / — IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE — (Photo by COLIN MURTY/AFP via Getty Images)
“I felt really good in there today. I felt calm. I felt like I belonged, and I was a little scared that it was such a long layoff. I think maybe that’s why I thought a little hesitantly, but I thought I fought really good. I got the win. That’s all that matters.”
O’Neill on her post-fight breakdancing moves compared to Australian rep Raygun
“I give that a try and I think I did better than she did in the Olympics. I think if they do bring it back for 2028, I might need to take an MMA hiatus and go get a gold medal.”
O’Neill on what she wants next
Casey O’Neill
“I’m going to have to talk to everybody, but no longer than three months off. I can’t be doing really big layoffs again. I want to stay active. I want to take a look at the top 15 and see who’s not booked. I want to fight someone in the top 15, and I know that two or three top-25 fights got booked this week, so I’ve got to go and see who’s not fighting.”
To hear more from O’Neill, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
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