Casey O’Neill reveals shocking details behind her viral helicopter armbar at UFC 331
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Casey O’Neill reflected on her viral helicopter armbar submission at UFC 331, admitting she barely realized what she was doing during the stunning finish.
Casey O'Neill squared off against Eduarda Moura at UFC 331, which went down on September 19 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
She pulled an insane helicopter armbar submission to secure the victory at UFC 331. The incredible submission earned her a $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus. She is receiving praise for her submission victory, and many are already calling it the submission of the year, with the video of her submission victory going viral across the internet. Now, 'King' reflected on the submission.
Casey O’Neill reveals how her viral helicopter armbar unfolded
O’Neill against Moura faced adversity in the early exchanges; she almost got finished by an Anaconda choke, but she survived and quickly turned the fight in her favor. She launched the Brazilian into the air, found an opening for a helicopter armbar, and secured the first-round submission victory.
Speaking on ‘The Ariel Helwani Show', O’Neill reflected on the finishing sequence and admitted that she barely realized what she was doing as the sequence unfolded.
"I didn’t actually expect it to go so viral. In the moment, I didn’t realize what I had even done. Honestly, I felt like I kind of blacked out. I don’t remember even knowing that I was going for that or anything. It just happened in the moment,’ O’Neill said.
‘King’ stressed that she had not extensively drilled the exact sequence. Instead, she relied on what she felt in the moment and reacted quickly when the opportunity presented itself.
“It is something I’ve worked on before, but in terms of drilling, not really. It’s just something that I felt in the moment,” O’Neill added.
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With the incredible submission victory, she extended her win streak to three and has already called out the top-ranked opponent.
Who did Casey O’Neill call out after her UFC 331 win?
After her impressive submission victory at UFC. 331, during the octagon interview with Joe Rogan, O'Neill called out Maycee Barber, who has a professional record of 15-3.
Barber has been out of action since her devastating loss to former UFC champion Alexa Grasso back in March.
The matchup could be made as Barber will try to rebuild herself and be back in the win column, and for O’Neill, a win over ‘The Future' could put her one step closer to the title opportunity.
