(Watch) Yana Kunitskaya bloodies Ketlen Vieira with dangerous elbows in controversial win

Yana Kunitskaya had her husband to be, Thiago Santos by her side, as she busted open Ketlen Vieira in a big win

Yana Kunitskaya showed off her title credentials as she defeated Ketlen Vieira in a controversial clash.

This was the co-main event of the latest Fight Night UFC card and the two women served up a brilliant clash.

However, they both were using different tactics in the clash. Kunitskaya was busy using a ton of punches and kicks while Vieira was trying to use her ground game and wrestling a lot.

In the end, it was Kunitskaya who got the unanimous decision win after three rounds. She also busted Vieira wide open with some brutal elbows and the Brazilian was left a bid of a bloodied mess.

UFC Fight Night:

En la pelea co-estelar de la noche, Yana Kunitskaya derrotó a Ketlen Vieira por decisión unánime en un muy buena pelea. Darrick Minner derrota a Charles Rosa vía decisión unánime. Chris Daukaus derrota a Aleksei Oleinik derrota a vía TKO en el primer asalto. pic.twitter.com/3wJWr3UzZE

— Lucha Libre Online (@luchalibreonlin) February 21, 2021

This was a bit of a gruesome end to the fight but there was a lot of controversy in the decision.

Heavy shots in the last few seconds of RD 3️⃣!

Who will take the W? #UFCVegas19 pic.twitter.com/3TtEfOkigC

— UFC (@ufc) February 21, 2021

While Kunitskaya got her rival bloodied open, there was the talk about how she lost the fight thanks to the great ground game of Vieira.

Adam Hill, a US sports reporter, didn’t agree with the decision and especially the scores from the judges:

This was in regards to the Vieira-Kunitskaya verdict and here's the thing: Everyone assumed KV won the first and YK won the second with the third as the swing round. Actually not the case. One judge gave YK the first & second, then gave the third to Vieira. That's fairly shocking https://t.co/CztWIg8dkA

— Adam Hill (@AdamHillLVRJ) February 21, 2021

However, many fans pointed out that Kunitskaya had the advantage with her strikes while Vieira didn’t really do a lot with her ground control.

Yana Kunitskaya and her fiancé celebrate the win

This was the Russian’s second win in a row and she now holds an MMA record of 14 wins, 5 losses and one no contest.

She was keen to fight anyone who was above her next and it will be interesting to see who the Bantamweight star gets next.

Thiago Santos, the fiancé of Kunitskaya, was there to celebrate the win for his wife to be. He posted a photo of the team after the fight and thanked God for all that was going on:

We Just wanna say thanks God, thanks everyone!
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Nós só queremos dizer obrigado meu Deus, obrigado a todos! pic.twitter.com/is5a9mQCZd

— Thiago “Marreta” Santos (@TMarretaMMA) February 21, 2021

This was a good contest between the two women but Kunitskaya still needs another win or two before she can think of fighting for UFC gold.

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