Felice Herrig’s momentum was halted at UFC 223, but her heart is not broken.

Need evidence of this? Take a look at this video of Herrig (13-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC) being a good sport about what her face looks like after losing a hard-fought split decision to Karolina Kowalkiewicz 12-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) on Saturday at Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, N.Y. (via Facebook):

“No shame in going out there and laying it all out on the line.”

Herrig, 33, came into UFC 223 with hope that a fifth consecutive win could earn her a strawweight title shot, or at least put her in the conversation. The setback to Kowalkiewicz, however, puts an end to that.

It’ll be tough for Herrig to climb her way back into contention, but with an attitude like this, maybe anything is possible.

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