Polyana Viana denies pressure for victory and explains submission at UFC Las Vegas 8

P. Viana wins second UFC fight. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @polyanaviana

Polyana viana He ended his bad phase in the Octagon in style. The Brazilian was one of the highlights of the UFC Las Vegas 8, this Saturday (29), at the end of emily whitmire in the first round. The Brazilian, who was coming off three consecutive defeats, eliminated any chance of being cut from the organization.

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At the press conference, Polyana informed that the series without victories did not take away her peace of mind and explained the armbar that brought the triumph.

“Oddly enough, I didn’t feel any pressure. It was one of the fights I felt most comfortable with. I can't say if it was because of the change in the camp, the intense training, but I was comfortable. I had already trained this armbar in the first camp I did to fight Emily. I knew she raised her hips when she was in guard and we improved that,” said Polyana.

Confident about finding victory again, the woman from Pará listed who her ideal opponent would be and when she would like to fight again.

“It was a quick victory, the way I trained. I asked for the next fight for November, against Mallory Martin”, Finished.

The victory of Polyana viana it was the second in five fights contested in the UFC. The Brazilian's last triumph was precisely in her debut for the organization, against Maia Stevenson, in 2018, also by submission.

UFC Las Vegas 8 results

MAIN CARD

Light Heavyweight: Aleksandar rakic derrotou Anthony Smith in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Welterweight Weight: Neil Magny derrotou Robbie Lawler in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Fly weight: Alexa grasso derrotou Ji Yeon Kim in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Featherweight: Ricardo Lamas defeated Bill Algeo in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Middleweight: Impa Kasanganay defeated Maki Pitolo in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Middleweight: Zak Cummings defeated Alessio diChirico in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Feather weight: Alex Caceres defeated Austin Springer via submission at 3m38s of R1

Welterweight Weight: Sean brady defeated Christian Aguilera via submission at 1m47s of R2

Straw weight: Polyana viana derrotou emily whitmire via submission 1m53s into R1

Straw weight: Mallory Martin defeated Hannah Cifers via submission at 1m33s of R2

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