Media Jessica-Rose Clark says Julija Stoliarenko held armbar after tap

UFC bantamweight Jessica-Rose Clark anticipates surgery to repair her damaged elbow following a brutal armbar loss to Julija Stoliarenko at UFC 276.
Clark, who said she spent three hours in a Las Vegas hospital with her coach, indicated her opponent was to blame for the extent of the damage, telling fans “she did a really good job of continuing to armbar me after I tapped.”

“But that’s fine, it is what is,” a visibly emotional Clark said in a video posted Saturday on her Instagram account. “I felt great. I still cried the entire time I was at the hospital, but I feel alright.

“I am understandably heartbroken, but I did everything right this camp.”

Clark suffered her second straight loss by armbar after a first-round submission to Stephanie Eggar in her previous performance, which took place in February at UFC Vegas 48.

In her post-win interview, Stoliarenko, who picked up her first UFC win in four tries, said she had trained to crank submissions to their completion and indicated Clark was at fault for not tapping earlier.

“If I get submission, I’m going to snap it,” she said.




The 34-year-old Aussie said she would undergo surgery and work on her takedown defense to come back better and avoid such a result. She said the experience of fighting at T-Mobile Arena was “honestly one of the best experiences of my life” and dismissed retirment outright.

“I wish I could have won,” she said. “But I’m not done. I’m going to come back and try again, and I’m going to do better.”

With her arm immobilized in a sling, Clark joked her first task was figuring out how to get out of her UFC uniform. She thanked her supporters and added a message of defiance for social media critics.

“For those of you messaging me telling me you lost money, I lost half a paycheck, so go f*** yourselves,” she said.
https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/7/...ija-stoliarenko-held-armbar-after-tap-ufc-276

A female Palhares?

She let go when the ref stepped in. Is normal.

Lmao the chick was 0-4 in the ufc that she lost to?

How the fuck was the chick still even in the ufc?

Embarrassing for the sport.

Christhammer said:

She let go when the ref stepped in. Is normal.

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This. tap doesn't end fight, doctor saying to stop it doesn't end the fight, corner throwing the towel etc... those are all signs and its up to the ref to end the fight

Don’t stop till the ref steps in. Is normal.

Based

Lol screw off jess. She stopped as soon as the ref intervened. Which is exactly what fighters are instructed to do. Jess would have gotten the exact same instruction. Don’t want your arm destroyed? Try tapping earlier. That’s the risk you chose to accept by not tapping immediately when it was locked in and trying to squeak out of it.

Is there anyway we can gifs of Jessica tapping to see if there is any truth in her accusation???

Dreyga2000 said:

Is there anyway we can gifs of Jessica tapping to see if there is any truth in her accusation???

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I'd settle for some bikini gifs instead

This girl is so annoying.

Inb4 white knight simps

Dreyga2000 said:

Is there anyway we can gifs of Jessica tapping to see if there is any truth in her accusation???

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^ Let go the second the ref grabs her hand

KazDibiase said:

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Thank you buddy

Looks like it was already dislocated when she tapped

Dreyga2000 said:

Thank you buddy

Looks like it was already dislocated when she tapped

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Yep, Stoliarenko did everything by the book as you are instructed by the ref before walking out for the fight. Jess just seems to have a serious case of sour grapes here.

Dorkman said:

Yep, Stoliarenko did everything by the book as you are instructed by the ref before walking out for the fight. Jess just seems to have a serious case of sour grapes here.

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To be fair it’s probably hard not to be emotional when your arm breaks

Happened extremely quickly. Cant blame Julija at all . She did continue to torque it during the tap tho and right up to the point the ref grabbed her. So I can see why jess says she continued after the tap as that was when the dmg occurred...But was extremely fast sequence so no blame imo. Begins to tap here

Still. Yet begins to celebrate.

I don't even want that elbow, it's probably dislocated

Dorkman said:

Yep, Stoliarenko did everything by the book as you are instructed by the ref before walking out for the fight. Jess just seems to have a serious case of sour grapes here.

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Mga223 said:

Lmao the chick was 0-4 in the ufc that she lost to?

How the fuck was the chick still even in the ufc?

Embarrassing for the sport.

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Not much depth in WMMA