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After beating Valerie Letourneau by TKO at UFC Ottawa, Joanne Calderwood spoke about her sensational performance as well as the unfortunate wardrobe malfunction her opponent struggled with during their fight.

"I was very chuffed, I went into the fight very confident and I knew I could get the win," Calderwood said. "I knew I was the underdog heading in there so to prove everyone wrong was also very good. I think so far it's the best performance of my career but I know there are bigger and better wins to come.

"I've only been at Tristar [training camp in Canada] for six months now but I feel I've improved everything despite it being so early. You always learn though and you never have a perfect performance. That's why I like MMA so much, because there is always something you can be improving in."

Although it was widely recognised that Calderwood controlled the fight and was a deserved winner, an area of controversy still being talked about is Letourneau's unfortunate wardrobe malfunction which occurred during the fight.

Letourneau's sports bra became displaced during the bout, which allowed Calderwood to land kicks on her chest.

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The Canadian addressed the issue via a statement on her Instagram where she explained how she felt betrayed by the UFC commentary team.

Calderwood, however, has also given her account of what happened during the fight, and explained that it was Letourneau's responsibility to make sure her outfit was correctly fitted before entering the Octagon.

"It's funny because one of my teammates likes to try to mimic my opponents before I fight them and he picked up on the fact she always adjusts her top a lot during her fights," Calderwood said. "I think it's something she does in all her fights and I did notice her doing it a lot on Saturday.

"To be honest, the only time it really affected her was when I kicked her in the face and my foot got caught in her top on the way down. In a fight, I think you should always make sure your uniform is right. For example, I always make sure my top is tucked in and one thing I did notice before we started was that she didn't have her's tucked into her shorts.

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"I did say to her during the fight was that I wasn't doing it deliberately because she was complaining at one point that I was hitting her boobs, but I said to her I wasn't doing it on purpose."

Another area of confusion after the fight was whether or not Calderwood was going to receive a post-fight bonus for her performance.

Despite the Scot not being on the original list of bonus recipients detailed in the post-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White stated on a podcast just 24 hours later that Calderwood would be receiving both a bonus cheque and a new contract with the organisation.

"It's weird. The news came out a few days later but they still haven't really told me - I found out on the Internet," Calderwood revealed. "People just started messaging me so I looked on there I found out.

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"It's in the past now but on the night I was a little disappointed to find out after the fight that I had just stopped a girl that was ranked above me and wasn't getting one. I was like man, wasn't that good enough?

"Like I said, I was cool with the decision after and I was going to just get on with it but it was nice to hear I got one later on."

With her first win of the year under her belt and her bonus cheque soon to be cashed, Calderwood was clear about her wishes for the rest of year and said that her plans would soon be mapped out in front her.

"I'm going to be speaking to the matchmaker later this weekend to see what possibilities there are and see who my next opponent might be," Calderwood said. "It will be good to work something out and hopefully, it will be in the next few months because I want to fight another two times this year."