Casey O'Neill of Scotland reacts after her victory over Lara Procopio last monthRising UFC star Casey O'Neill says she was "kicked off every football team" as a kid for starting fights but is now channelling that aggression to make her mark in the octagon. The Scots-born 23-year-old flyweight made it two wins from two UFC bouts in Las Vegas last month, choking out Lara Procopio. Brought up in Kilmarnock before a move to Australia, O'Neill explains that she "hated school and loved sports" and her early passion was football. "I kept mixing the two, I started fighting people on the pitch. Even in Australia, when I got here and went into a team I got kicked off every football team in driving range for fighting.

Source: BBC July 06, 2021 07:52 UTC