Luana Pinheiro quietly snuck into the Top 10 in the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight division. Now, the heavy lifting begins.
The 30-year-old Brazilian will put her career-best nine-fight winning streak on the line when she meets Amanda Ribas in a featured UFC Fight Night 232 attraction on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. A 2020 Dana White’s Contender Series graduate, Pinheiro owns a 3-0 record inside the Octagon and looks to take the next step in her development in her latest assignment.
“I’ve been in MMA for a good amount of time,” she told Sherdog.