Vivi Araújo says he hopes to get closer to a title shot if he beats Chookagian at UFC 262

V. Araújo will face K. Chookagian in the UFC 262 Photo: Instagram/@viviaraujomma

In search of a place in the top-5 of the flyweight division (up to 56,7kg), Viviane Araujo knows that the path passes through a victory over Katlyn chookagian next Saturday (15). The Brazilian showed confidence in a good performance in the UFC 262 and declared that he hopes to get closer to a title fight if he beats his opponent. The statement was given in an interview with 'Combate'.

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“I believe that with a great performance on Saturday I will be in 'goal' to compete for the title. Even more so if we have a great fight and impress a lot, which is the intention we are going into the fight”, declared Vivi.

The Brazilian showed knowledge of her opponent's playing style and explained her strategy for the fight.

“We studied Katlyn a lot to nullify her game. She has a bigger wingspan, we sharpen our boxing a lot to take away her distance advantage and use my best, which is my aggression, my explosion and hurt her a lot from above”, said the fighter.

With a record of 10 wins and two losses, Viviane is looking to get closer to the top-5 in the flyweight division. The Brazilian is currently seventh in the ranking of the category. In her last fight, the 34-year-old fighter beat American Roxane Modafferi in January of this year.