Norma Dumont came upon her husband, who additionally served as her longtime coach, was dishonest on her simply three weeks earlier than her 135-pound showdown towards fellow bantamweight contender, Irene Aldana, on the UFC 306 pay-per-view (PPV) occasion final Sept. inside Sphere in Las Vegas.
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“What occurred was, I came upon a little bit earlier than the battle that he was dishonest on me,” Dumont informed Ariel Helwani. “So, we went via the entire thing and bought a divorce. It was earlier than the battle, matter of reality, about three weeks earlier than the battle. This was a 14-year marriage. He was all the time my coach the complete time, however the battle was there, and there was no time to alter corners. There could be no time to adapt to any person new. We didn’t need to talk about it earlier than the battle as a result of we didn’t need that to overshadow the battle. The battle was actually what was vital.”
Dumont defeated Aldana by unanimous resolution and moved to No. 4 within the 135-pound rankings. That stated, the highest half of the division is caught in limbo whereas Julianna Pena and Kayla Harrison battle for Pena’s belt at UFC 316 on June 7 in Newark.
“I have to battle — I feel a fighter must battle, proper? We’ve been speaking about this level with the group for some time now,” Dumont continued. “I’m coming from a sophisticated state of affairs with 5 victories, but it surely’s powerful to get a belt battle right here. I imply, we’re making an attempt to get one thing, but it surely’s simply the way in which the entire thing is about up, it’s actually exhausting to get a battle there. The truth is that I’m not the primary choice for any of them. I perceive. Actually, I feel with the choices we have now within the High 5, I’d be probably the most troublesome athlete to face, as a result of I’ve abilities on the ft, I’ve abilities on the bottom, I’m a powerful athlete, I’ve cardio. So, I feel the diploma of issue causes them to search for simpler matchups.”
Dumont, 34, is 12-2 general and the winner of 5 straight.
