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The Ascent of Jaqueline Amorim

Jaqueline Amorim appears to be well on her way to becoming a key player in the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight division.

The promising 29-year-old Brazilian will carry a stellar 9-1 record into her showdown with Polyana Viana as part of the UFC on ESPN 66 undercard this Saturday at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Amorim enters the cage on the strength of three consecutive victories, all of them finishes. She last competed at UFC Fight Night 242, where she put away fellow former Legacy Fighting Alliance champion Vanessa Demopoulos with an armbar in the first round of their Sept.