UFC boss Dana White congratulated Tamyra Stock for being 'the first Black woman to win a wrestling gold'
- Tamyra Mensah-Stock won a gold medal in wrestling at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
- With an abundance of energy, she wrapped the flag around her and chanted "USA! USA! USA!"
- UFC boss Dana White congratulated her on being the first Black woman to win Olympic wrestling gold.
American wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock won her Olympic gold medal wrestling match in the 68-kilogram weight division, and attracted praise from the most powerful figure in combat sports.
Dana White, the boss of the Las Vegas-based MMA firm the UFC, congratulated Mensah-Stock "for being the first Black woman to win a wrestling gold medal."
Mensah-Stock defeated the second-seed Blessing Oborududu, of Nigeria, by a 4-1 margin after claiming points with two takedowns in the first period.
She made heart gestures with her hands, smiled, and embraced her coaches after the victory.
With the stars and stripes wrapped around her, Mensah-Stock beamed with pride and delight when she confirmed herself as the best in the world at her sporting discipline.
"I'm feeling very happy and I keep trying not to cry, but it keeps happening," she said, according to a Team USA statement. "I just want to go into a dark room and cry, but I'm crying from joy."
The 28-year-old from Texas continued: "I knew I could do it. I knew it would be hard. I prayed I could do it. In my wildest dreams I knew."
White added: "I love your energy, I love your positivity, and we couldn't have a better representative of our country."
Second to China in total gold medals, the United States has so far claimed 25 golds, 29 silver medals, and 22 bronze medals.
In total medals of all denominations, the US ranks first.