Julia Polastri met the media Saturday after her win over Xiong Jing Nan at UFC Fight Night 286.
Polastri (15-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC) picked up one of the sickest stoppages of the night when she knocked out Nan (19-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) with a head kick late in the first round at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in China.
Polastri now has two stoppage wins in less than a year, but she was ineligible for performance or finish bonuses because she came in heavy for the strawweight fight.
Polastri highlights, UFC ShanghaiHow it looked Octagonside 👀@Polastri_UFC will be watching this one back! #UFCShanghaipic.twitter.com/XMn2MMhy5a
— UFC (@ufc) August 29, 2026Wow wow wow QUÉ ACABA DE PASAR ? 🚨🚨
Patada perfecta de Polastri que manda a dormir a Jingnan 👊🏻#UFCShanghai | Ver en vivo por @PPlusDeportespic.twitter.com/aX3m8W50cu
VEAN ESA PATADA 👀
De las mejores patadas que se han visto este año ‼️
#UFCShanghai | Ver en vivo por @PPlusDeportespic.twitter.com/k0lIYOmJKz
A Psycho tá desbloqueada 🔥
Se liga no recado da 🇧🇷 @Polastri_UFC após a vitória no #UFCXangai!
[ Assista ao vivo no @ParamountPlusBR ] pic.twitter.com/UA9Mnbl5L2
“I was already thinking about the KO in this fight, but the way that it came was unbelievable. … I was ready for a war tonight. I was thinking maybe both of us would go to the hospital. I know she’s a tough girl and has all her history, but I was surprisingly calm before the fight. Inside of me, I knew I’d end the fight.”
“I think that was the secret for me to do what I did – I wasn’t nervous. I was totally calm because I wasn’t thinking about everyone who was seeing me. I was just thinking how I want to be proud of me when I get out of the cage.”
Polastri post-fight interview, UFC Shanghai"I was already thinking about the KO in this fight."
Julia Polastri (@Polastri_UFC) believes she executed her game plan perfectly and was able to land a highlight reel knockout at #UFCShanghai
Prelim Results ➡️ https://t.co/Pu2LsEO1sEpic.twitter.com/IToBWFBf13
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Julia Polastri expected KO vs. Nan – or two hospital trips at UFC Shanghai
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