"Casey O'Neill is for real," said commentator and former middleweight champ Michael Bisping after the fight.<\/p>\n
"She's so aggressive. She went forward, she ate some of the best shots that Shana had, and the game plan to me was clear – she was looking to put her on her back.<\/p>\n
"Once she had here there, she was absolutely relentless."<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The win extends O'Neill's professional record to six wins, zero losses.<\/p>\n
"You can't hope for anything more than a finish in your UFC debut," she said post-fight.<\/p>\n
"I definitely got off to a slow start, I was a little bit worried in that first round, but between rounds I was like, 'Nah, same job, different uniform'; just get the nerves out of the way and just go for it."<\/p>\n
O'Nell completely dominated the fight on the stat sheet, landing 132 strikes to 27, and taking Dobson down four times.<\/p>\n
![\"Casey](\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/02\/343787\/pickerImage.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
"I wanted to do better, I wanted to finish her in the first round but we got the second round, so can't complain about that."<\/p>\n
She said she dreamed several times over night of exactly how the fight would end.<\/p>\n
"I actually had that dream five times last night – that I finished her in the second round by elbows on mount, so it came true."<\/p>\n
O'Neill said she felt overwhelmed with emotions after her fight, but was gutted that her parents couldn't be there – the fight card taking place behind closed doors at the UFC's facility in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
"I wanted to be here for a long time and I've made a lot of sacrifices in my personal life to do that," she said.<\/p>\n
O'Neill said she was injury-free and wanted to fight again as soon as possible, eyeing two or three more fights this year.<\/p>\n
"I love fighting and I love being in the gym … I'm excited to get back in there as soon as possible."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"