Viviane "Sucuri' Pereira (born August 8, 1993) 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, incorpo ...

and competes in strawweight division. She last competed for

Invicta Fighting Championships Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion dedicated to Women's mixed martial arts that was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. The promotion is currentl ...

. Professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Pereira has also fought in the

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Background

Pereira started MMA training in a social project and decided to pursuit as a fighter as her career after her first win. Pereira was kicked off her team after informing her coach that she was pregnant with his child, which she gave birth to in December 2020. The father of the child, Marcos Batista, who runs the Dragon Kombat team in Fortaleza, blocked her from all means of communication and kicked her out of the gym she trained at, while continuing to avoid judicial intimations by not showing up to court. Pereira had been dating Marcos since she was 15, after beginning to train with him around the age of 12.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Pereira started her professional MMA career in 2013, where she took fights in her native Brazil, notably for

Xtreme Fighting Championships Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC) is a premier international mixed martial arts (MMA) organization based in Spring Lake, Michigan, with offices throughout the United States and South America. The XFC showcases both male and female fighters, ad ...

, ASPERA Fighting Championship, Bitetti Combat and LIMO Fight Combat. She amassed a record of 11-0 prior to being signed by UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Pereira made her promotional debut on December 10, 2016 at

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against

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in Toronto, Canada. She scored more points than Létourneau and earned her first UFC win via split decision. On June 3, 2017 Pereira faced

Jamie Moyle Jamie Aliss Moyle (born March 17, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist. She competes in the strawweight division. Background Moyle started cardio kickboxing in 2008, eventually falling in love with the sport and progressing towards mixed ...

UFC 212 ''UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on June 3, 2017, at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Background A UFC Featherweight Championship unification bout betwe ...

. After three rounds, the judges award the win to Pereira via unanimous decision. Pereira faced

Tatiana Suarez Tatiana Yadira Suarez Padilla (born December 19, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist with a background in wrestling who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She was the strawweight ...

on November 11, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis. She lost the fight via unanimous decision, the first loss of her MMA career. Pereira faced Yan Xiaonan, replacing injured

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on June 23, 2018 at

UFC Fight Night 132 ''UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 132'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on June 23, 2018, at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Back ...

. She lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Invicta FC

On August 9, 2018, Pereira announced that she had signed a multi-fight contract with

. On October 9, 2018, it was announced that Pereira replaced

Heather Jo Clark Heather Jo Clark (born September 19, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and currently competes for Invicta Fighting Championships (Invicta). Mixed mart ...

on short notice to face

Mizuki Inoue , nicknamed , is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Inoue has fought in the kickboxing promotion J-Girls and MMA promotion Jewels. She won the 2010 Jewels -56 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix tournament at 16 years of age, becomi ...

at Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson on November 16, 2018. At the weigh-ins, Inoue weighed in at 116.4 pounds, 0.4 pound over the strawweight non-title fight limit of 126. She fined 25 percent of her purse, which went to her opponents Pereira and the fight proceeded to a catchweight bout. Pereira lost the fight via unanimous decision. Pereira then moved down to atomweight division, facing Alesha Zappitella at Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II on June 7, 2019. However, Pereira missed weight by 0.7 pounds and was fined 25 percent of her fight purse. Pereira won the fight via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* Xtreme Fighting Championships **

International Strawweight Champion (One time) vs. Vanessa Guimaraes * ASPERA Fighting Championship **ASPERA Fighting Championship Strawweight Champion (One time) vs. Carolina Karasek * LIMO Fight **LIMO Fight Strawweight Champion (One time) vs. Gina Brito Silva Santana * BITETI COMBAT **BITETI Combat Strawweight Champion (One time) vs. Poliana Botelho

Mixed martial arts record

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Poliana Botelho Poliana Botelho (born December 15, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division of Bellator MMA. She previously has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and held the Women's Flyweight Champio ...

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Duda Yankovich Duda Yankovich ( sr, Душица Јанковић, Dušica Janković, born September 27, 1976) is a Serbian-born former boxer and mixed martial arts fighter. She has been living in Brazil since 1999. Yankovich was the Women's International Bo ...

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References

External links

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Invicta FC Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion dedicated to Women's mixed martial arts that was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. The promotion is current ...

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