L. Souza suffers injury and leaves the card UFC Washington. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @livinhaufc
It won't be this time that Livinha Souza will have the chance to recover from the loss she suffered to Brianna Van Buren in July. The São Paulo native suffered an injury and ended up being cut from the tournament card. UFC Washington, on December 7, in which she would face her compatriot Virna jandiroba. The Brazilian ended up being replaced, according to 'Combate', by Mallory Martin, who accepted the match with just over a week to go. The information about Livinha's removal was released by 'MMA Fighting'.
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According to the North American website, the Brazilian suffered a back injury, which would make it impossible for her to recover in time for the clash against Jandiroba. Virna then agreed to face Mallory, who will make her UFC debut.
Against Martin, Jandiroba will also have a big challenge ahead. In addition to facing an opponent chosen at the last minute, the Bahian will be committed to ending a streak of five consecutive defeats for the North American, who has not lost in over two years.
Virna is looking to win her first victory since making her Ultimate debut. In her first performance, the Brazilian ended up defeated by the experienced Carla esparza in a confrontation valid for UFC Sunrise, in April.
The duel between Jandiroba and Mallory will represent the second fight of the night on the card headlined by alistair overeem e Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
At 31 years old, the Bahian, who is a former Invicta FC strawweight champion, will have her 16th fight as a professional in MMA in December. The athlete debuted in the sport in 2013 and only experienced defeat when she played for Ultimate. Specialist in jiu-jitsu, the fighter has 14 victories in his record, 11 of them by submission and the rest by the judges' results.
Martin, 25, currently has eight fights, with six triumphs and two setbacks.
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