Priscila Cachoeira Gomes Da Silva (born 19 August 1988) is a Brazilian female

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fighter. She currently competes in the Flyweight division in the

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Personal life

Cachoeira had a troubled childhood growing up. She played volleyball for Fluminense, but was removed from the team. In her youth Cachoeira's father refused to admit that she was his daughter, her brother-in-law sexually molested her, and she discovered that her boyfriend was cheating on her. In her twenties Cachoeira became addicted to

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, and would spend many years of her life as an addict before her mother finally managed to help her leave her addiction and turn to mixed martial arts. Cachoeira had a son born in 2013. She was in a relationship with another woman until 2018, when they split up because her partner was spending all her money. While recovering from her knee injury, Cachoeira's training was sponsored by Brazilian football club

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. In July 2021, news surfaced that Cachoeira's former girlfriend was granted a

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against Cachoeira after accusing her of three assaults. Cachoeira denied the accusations and pressed charges against her ex-girlfriend for defamation in turn.

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Cachoeira made her UFC debut on 3 February 2018 at

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against

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. She lost the fight via rear-naked choke in the second round as Shevchenko thoroughly dominated Cachoeira, outstriking her 230-3. Referee

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was harshly criticized by UFC president

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for not stopping the fight sooner. Cachoeira suffered a knee injury in the fight with Shevchenko which required surgery, and kept her out of the sport for more than a year. Cachoeira's second UFC fight came on 15 March 2019 against

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at UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. A flyweight bout between Luana Carolina and Yanan Wu was scheduled for

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. However it was reported on 22 April 2019 that Wu had pulled out of the event due to injury and she was replaced by Cachoeira. Carolina went on to defeat Cachoeira by unanimous decision. Cachoeira was expected to face

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at UFC on ESPN+ 22. However, Cachoeira was removed from the card after testing positive for a banned substance that was collected on October 12, 2019 during an out-of-competition urine sample. In turn, Lipski was re-scheduled to fight at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie against

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on December 21, 2019. Cachoeira was suspended by

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for four months for testing positive for (diuretic),

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(HCTZ) and its metabolites

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and 4amino-6chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB). She was eligible to fight again on February 12, 2020. Cachoeira faced

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on February 23, 2020 at

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. She won the fight via knockout in the first round. The win also recorded the fastest finish in UFC Women's Flyweight history. This win earned her a ''

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'' award. Cachoeira was expected to face

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on October 31, 2020 at

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. However the bout was called off the day of the weigh-ins as Cachoeira had issues cutting weight. Cachoeira faced Gina Mazany on May 15, 2021 at

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. She won the bout via TKO at the end of the second round. Cachoeira faced

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on December 11, 2021 at

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. At the weigh-ins, Cachoeira weighed in at 129 pounds, three pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight with Cachoeira fined 30% of her purse, which went to her opponent Robertson. Robertson won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Cachoeira faced much criticism and backlash from fans and media after she gouged Robertson's eyes in an attempt to escape a rear-naked choke. Cachoeira faced

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on February 26, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 202 ''UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 202'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 60'' and ''UFC Vegas 49'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 26, 2022 at the U ...

. She won the bout via controversial unanimous decision. 14 out 15 media scored Kim as the winner of the fight. Along with Kim, Cachoeira was awarded the '' Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Cachoeira was scheduled to faced

on August 6, 2022 at UFC on ESPN 40. At the weigh-ins, Lipski weighed in at 128.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. The bout is expected to proceed at catchweight with Lipski fined 20% of her purse, which will go to Cachoeira, but they were rescheduled to

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in a bantamweight bout after Lipski was not medically cleared. Cachoeira won the fight via technical knockout. Cachoeira is scheduled to face

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on January 14, 2023, at

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Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

(One time) ** Fight of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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