Viviane Araujo not long ago was one of the sport’s more intriguing talents, but her growth has slowed to a crawl at the highest level.
The former Pancrase titleholder will look to keep her head above water in the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s flyweight division when she takes on Karine Silva in a featured UFC 309 attraction this Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Arajuo, 37, enters the cage with losses in three of her past four appearances. She last suited up at UFC Fight Night 235, where the Brazilian dropped a three-round unanimous decision to blue-chip Team Borracha prospect Natalia Silva on Feb.