Pin of the Week: Xochitl Mota-Pettis headlocks Alli Ragan in the opening round of Senior Nationals

Oct 16, 2020, 12:00 PM (ET)

by USA Wrestling

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One of the biggest surprises of Senior Nationals came in the opening round of the women’s freestyle 57 kg bracket. Two-time Junior Fargo champion Xochitl Mota-Pettis pinned two-time World silver medalist Alli Ragan with a beautiful left-handed headlock. Ragan battled back to take third, while Mota-Pettis made the finals before falling to Lauren Louive.

Watch Mota-Pettis’s pin below.

Pin of the Week: Xochitl Mota-Pettis headlocks Alli Ragan in the opening round of Senior Nationals

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Pin of the Week: Xochitl Mota-Pettis headlocks Alli Ragan in the opening round of Senior Nationals

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