She's a STRAWWEIGHT! @ViviAraujoMMA wins her Octagon debut - at bantamweight - by KO! Wow! #UFC237 https://t.co/j5phUibTXB
Viviane Araujo made her UFC debut at UFC 237 in Rio, and she did it in style.
Ariel HelwaniViviane Araujo, a +240 underdog, who usually fights at 115, just won her UFC debut, which she accepted on 4 days notice at 135, via devastating KO. Good start to 237.
Araujo has fought throughout her career in the strawweight division, but she answered the UFC's short-notice call for a bantamweight opportunity opposite Talita Bernardo. She entered as high as a +235 underdog per OddShark.