fight. But while the blood pouring onto the mat might have bothered an adult, it didn't really bother Araya as much as the massive black eye her mother suffered when she was 3. "I get sad," Araya says. "Especially when she gets black eyes and stuff." She's referring to the atomweight title fight Waterson lost to Herica Tiburcio in 2014. In the greenroom following Waterson's defeat, Araya cried as her mother held her tight. "Hey, baby," Waterson told her. "I'm OK." In video captured by the documentary Fight Mom, Waterson's eye is swollen shut and half her face is bruised. But Waterson calmly tells Araya, "Mommy just has to go back and work on what I didn't work on and get better." Waterson says it's in those momentsyou would think are weak and they're not. It's harder." IT'S THE DAY of UFC 229, and Waterson and Gomez are worried about Araya's safety. Gomez has heard rumors for weeks about bad blood between the Irish and the Russians potentially spilling out into the stands during the McGregor-Khabib fight. As her training partner, Gomez will be with Waterson in the hours leading up to the fight. Waterson's mother and sister will be watching over Araya, but Gomez worries about their safety too. Now that they're in Las Vegas and can already feel the tension vibrating throughout the casinos, they're thinking, for the very first time, they may not let Araya sit in the stands. When the head of UFC's security learns of their concerns, he tells Gomez