BLOOD AND TEARS Female fighter Gabi Garcia reveals she ‘wants to cry’ after losing controversial inter-gender MMA fight to male rival
Their fight looked to be over before it even began when Jones kissed Garcia at the face-off, with the scrap being cancelled.
It was eventually restored as Garcia, who stands at 6ft 3in and weighs nearly 15 stone, decided to proceed.
And the Brazilian went up against her Australian male counterpart in a heated MMA battle on the mat.
However, it was Jones who emerged victorious as he choked Garcia out on Sunday morning.
The two fighters embraced in the aftermath of their historic clash.
But Garcia admitted the battle left her close to tears as the crowd chanted her name in praise of her brilliant effort.
Garcia said afterward: “I want to cry because I see all this. Guys, thank you everybody for coming here.
“Thank you Craig for what he did for the sport. It’s amazing.
“The thing for me is you guys because when we die the medal and the plates don’t go with me, but I will be alive in all of you guys and I think, never fight for a medal, fight for what you love and what you believe.
“I believe our sport can be bigger than ever and today I win this match because everybody, people can say ‘it’s a joke’ or they don’t agree. I call it self-respect because I do what I want and I don’t give a f*** about nothing.
