Cory McKenna has made history by becoming the first Welsh woman to be signed by the UFC after winning on Dana White’s Contender Series.

The 21 year-old defeated Vanessa Demopoulos by unanimous decision in Las Vegas to secure a life-changing deal.

And UFC boss White is excited to have the Welsh star on board.

"She's tough, she's well-rounded, she's willing to bang, she's got great groundwork, she's sweet as can be, she has great interviews," he said. 

"She's sweet but when she gets in there she's a killer and I love that about her.

"My only reservation with her is she's super young, so we started looking at the top 15 and people we thought she could fight and how she'd match up.

"I'm on the fence about her, she's young and I think she could get a lot of experience at these other places but I just got back from vacation and I'm in a great mood tonight so I'm gonna give her a shot and see what she's got."