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Safari names baby llama after UFC star Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey proved at UFC 190 that she’s a huge star in Brazil, and she keeps trending.

Five weeks after knocking out Brazilian bantamweight Bethe Correia at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, undefeated 145-pound champion Rousey entered an unusual contest in Mangaratiba, a municipality located 60 miles away from Rio.

A llama was born at the Portobello Resort and Safari, one of the top hotels in the state, and the name of the animal would be selected by the guests over the weekend.

"Usually when an animal is born at the Portobello safari, an animal which has a slightly longer gestation, we select the two most talked names in that period as a tribute," a Portobello official explained to MMAFighting.