UFC 270 video: Vanessa Demopoulos pulls off insane comeback, climbs into Joe Rogan’s arms after win

Vanessa Demopoulos came back from the brink of defeat in her UFC 270 prelim, snatching an armbar from after nearly getting knocked out by Silvana Gomez Juarez in the first round.

Overcome with joy, Demopoulos then did the splits and then surprised UFC commentator Joe Rogan by climbing into his arms during her post-fight interview.

Check out the finish below.

If you only saw the finishing sequence, you’d scarcely have an idea of how close Demopoulos was to losing. A smashing overhand right from Juarez cracked her on the chin early in the opening frame. As Juarez landed hammerfist after hammerfist, it looked as though the bout would be stopped.

“I woke up on the ground for a second, so…” said Demopoulos when asked how badly she was hurt.

But then the UFC newcomer saw an opening with Juarez’s leg and quickly connected it. She also caught her opponent’s arm with both her legs. Juarez fell to the floor after Leverage, and her arm was torqued in awkward ways.

Rogan was not the only person to feel Demopoulos’ love. As the crowd went crazy, a California State Athletic Commission official received a hug.

LFA vet Demopoulos gets her first octagon win after a debut loss against JJ Aldrich in her debut. Juarez, meanwhile suffers the second straight setback via armbar and remains winless in the UFC.