Larissa Pacheco beats Mexican and wins first Jungle Fight women's belt

Excited, Larissa receives the Jungle belt. Photo: Disclosure/Jungle Fight

The biggest MMA event in Latin America, the Jungle Fight crowned, on Saturday night (21), the first champion of a women's division of the event. In the city of Belém (PA), Larissa pacheco beat the Mexican Irene aldana and won the inaugural belt in the bantamweight category, in the co-main fight of the Jungle Fight 63.

Playing at home, the 19-year-old from Pará went all out against her Mexican opponent. Showing a lot of desire, the fighters performed two rounds of action and opportunities for both sides. In the third round, however, pushed by the local fans, Larissa achieved a technical knockout and became the first Jungle champion. The Bulldog Team athlete now has nine wins and no losses as a professional.

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In the main fight of the night, another local athlete entertained the public from Pará. Rodrigo “Monstro” de Lima took advantage of his physical advantage over his opponent, Mexican Gabriel “Gorilla” Toussaint, and won by submission just over two minutes into the fight. With the triumph, Monstro won the Jungle welterweight (up to 77 kg) belt.

Check out all the results below Jungle Fight 63:

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Rodrigo “Monster” submitted Gabriel “Gorilla” in R1;

Larissa pacheco won Irene aldana by technical knockout in R3;

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Douglas “D’Silva” knocked out Thiago Passos in R1;

Rivaldo Junior won Antonio “Titan” by unanimous decision of the judges;

José “Suavecito” submitted Marcio Gemaque in R1;

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Joel “Spider” finished Michel “Psychopath” in R1;

Nildo “Katchau” knocked out Iago Gomes in R2;

Rildeci Lima finished Francis John in R2;