BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Fresh off the biggest victory of her MMA career, Poliana Botelho has a key test ahead of her at UFC Argentina.
A former champion in her native country of Brazil, Botelho entered the Octagon for the first time in October 2017, but her the fight didn’t go as planned. She was victorious against Pearl Gonzalez, but couldn’t showcase her striking skills the way she intended to.
Seven months later, everything’s changed.
The Nova Uniao product met previously unbeaten Syuri Kondo at UFC Chile in May, and it only took her 33 seconds to use her dangerous kicks to finish the contest.