Talita de Oliveira Neves Bernardo (born March 4, 1987) is a Brazilian

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

(MMA) who competed in the

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division in the

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Background

Talita started training

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

(BJJ) at the age of 22, after she took up the challenge to fight a friend's BJJ student. She won the fight and transitioned into MMA five years later.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Bernardo started her professional MMA career since 2015 and amassed a record of 5-1 before signed by UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Bernardo made her promotional debut on September 2, 2017 against

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at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve. She lost the fight via technical knockout in round three. Bernardo next fight came on January 14, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi against

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. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. On October 27, Bernardo faced

Sarah Moras Sarah Ashley Moras (born 30 April 1988) is a Canadian mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. Moras fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and she was a contestant on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Te ...

at UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Bernardo was scheduled to face Jessica-Rose Clark on May 11, 2019 at

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. However, it was reported on April 3, 2019 Clark pulled out of the bout citing injury and she was replaced by newcomer

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. In turn, Gatto was pulled from the fight in the days leading up to the event and replaced by Viviane Araújo. Bernardo lost the fight via knockout in the third round. On March 19, 2020, it was reported that Bernardo was no longer part of the UFC's roster.

Post UFC

Bernardo made her return on July 24, 2021 at OKTAGON 26 against fellow former UFC fighter,

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. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Bernardo was expected to face

Katharina Lehner Katharina Lehner (born April 9, 1990) is a German mixed martial artist who last competed in Bellator MMA. She has also previously fought in Invicta FC. She fought Sarah Kaufman for the Invicta Bantamweight title in the main event of Invicta FC ...

at Invicta FC 48 on July 20, 2022. Lehner withdrew for an undisclosed reason and was replaced by Yana Gadelha. She won the fight by a second-round submission, forcing Gadelha to tap with a rear-naked choke. Bernardo was rebooked against

on November 16, 2022 at Invicta FC 50, submitting Lehner with a kimura in the second round.

Personal life

Bernardo was a sport teacher prior to fighting MMA professionally. Bernardo has a daughter named Dominique.

Mixed martial arts record

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