{"id":298846,"date":"2019-01-21T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T14:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=298846"},"modified":"2019-01-20T19:43:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T03:43:13","slug":"rachael-ostovich-opens-up-on-loss-to-paige-vanzant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/rachael-ostovich-opens-up-on-loss-to-paige-vanzant\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachael Ostovich opens up on loss to Paige VanZant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Saturday night in Brooklyn, New York, on the main card of the UFC&#8217;s debut event on ESPN+, Rachael Ostovich sought to make a triumphant return to the cage opposite fan favorite flyweight contender Paige VanZant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Ostovich had a strong first round, things took a disappointing turn for her in the second, as she was caught in a Paige VanZant armbar and forced to tap out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Post-fight, Rachael Ostovich admitted she was emotional about this loss, but assured she was just happy to have had the opportunity to fight after surviving a domestic violence incident late last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t want to cry on camera,\u201d Ostovich said after the loss (via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMAjunkie (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/01\/rachael-ostovich-after-ufc-brooklyn-loss-to-paige-vanzant-not-bad-life-just-bad-day\" target=\"_blank\">MMAjunkie<\/a>). \u201cYou know, I\u2019m grateful to be here. I\u2019m grateful to be standing here, even though the outcome wasn\u2019t what I wanted or expected out of myself. It sucks, losing sucks. But it\u2019s life. And we learn a lot in this sport.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s just how fights are sometimes,\u201d Ostovich added later. \u201cYou can be winning the whole time and, in a scramble, it happens. That\u2019s MMA for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely been a whirlwind, this past couple of months. And I just keep taking it day by day. And that\u2019s just what it is, today, just another day. It\u2019s not a bad life, just a bad day.\u201d<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you think the future holds for Rachael Ostovich after UFC Brooklyn?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 1\/21\/2019.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night in Brooklyn, New York, on the main card of the UFC&#8217;s debut event on ESPN+, Rachael Ostovich sought to make a triumphant return to the cage opposite fan favorite flyweight contender Paige VanZant. 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