Considering the short notice nature of her UFC debut, Kay Hansen made a strong first impression as a fighter to watch in the women’s flyweight division. The 20-year-old former Invicta FC talent took on recent Invicta & Rizin title contender Jinh Yu Frey on just a few days notice at UFC on ESPN 12: Poirier vs. Hooker last Saturday, at the Apex facility in Las Vegas, NV. After a back and forth first two rounds, Hansen hit a flying armbar, and finished off Frey with the submission in the ensuing scramble.
And while the victory may have been a sweet one, it also appears to have brought with it a new level of scrutiny that Hansen’s time fighting in Kansas City did not.