February 2, 2024 10: 30 am ET
LAS VEGAS – Natalia Silva desires to show she belongs amongst the elite in the ladies’s flyweight department, and pounding Viviane Araujo at UFC Fight Night 235 will go a long method towards that objective.
Silva (16-5-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has tookoff onto the scene because her June 2022 octagon launching. She’s reeled off 4 straight wins, consistingof 2 excellent TKO surfaces. Now she gets a huge test in a match with fellow Brazilian Araujo (12-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) on Saturday at the UFC Apex (ESPN+), and she plans to program more of what she’s capable of.
“I am so delighted for this – I haveactually been working my entire life for this,” Silva informed MMA Junkie and other pressreporters through an interpreter at Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 235 media day. “I am living a dream and I am here to be the ch