Overview
- Nina Milosevic defeated Hailey Cowan by TKO from body shots at 3:41 of round one in the UFC Belgrade prelims on Saturday.
- Referee Jacob Montalvo waved the fight off after Cowan collapsed from a straight punch to the midsection and could not defend herself.
- The win made Milosevic 9-1 as a pro and 1-0 in the UFC while Cowan fell to 7-6 overall and 0-4 in the promotion.
- Hours after the loss, Hailey Cowan posted an Instagram statement announcing her retirement from mixed martial arts and expressing gratitude for her career.
- Milosevic, a former IMMAF world gold medalist in Belgrade, said the body shot had been drilled in camp and asked for another fight soon, a fast follow-up likely aided by the highlight finish and reported bonus.