Queen of Violence. The nickname says it all for Ariane Lipski and if you never saw the Brazilian flyweight compete before, it makes you want to know more. And yeah, it’s accurate. That doesn’t mean everyone loved it at first.
“I loved the nickname,” said Lipski through a translator. “The reaction of my fans, especially in Europe, was great. In Brazil it was not so well received at first because we're living in a moment where people just think about being politically correct. But after a while they realized I am a violent kind of fighter, but a very nice person.