An MMA referee was forced to dive in and save a glamorous UFC fighter after she was knocked out cold with a knee to the face in her latest match. Hailey Cowan, 34, found herself on the wrong end of a vicious attack by Alice Pereira at UFC Fight Night 272, and was punched in the head while on the floor before the referee dived in the way. The bantamweight fight took place on the preliminary card, with veteran Cowan up against it versus up-and-coming fighter Pereira, 20. She is the youngest-ever female fighter to win a fight in the UFC, and the youngest to score a knockout. Alice Pereira knocks out Hailey Cowan with a vicious knee!

Source: Daily Mail April 05, 2026 20:58 UTC