Poliana Botelho was born on December 15,1988 and is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division of Bellator MMA.
26 Facts About Poliana Botelho
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Poliana Botelho previously has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and held the Women's Flyweight Championship in the Xtreme Fighting Championships.
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Poliana Botelho lost the bout via Unanimous Decision to fellow Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist Viviane Pereira.
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Poliana Botelho later signed to the Xtreme Fighting Championships as a Flyweight.
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Poliana Botelho made her promotional debut in September 2014 at XFCi 6 against Karina Rodriguez, winning the fight by TKO.
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Poliana Botelho was then slated to fight Taila Santos at XFCi 8 in December 2014.
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Poliana Botelho, in turn, was advanced to the tournament's final round.
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In March 2015, Poliana Botelho fought once more under the XFC banner, this time taking on Antonia Silvaneide in the Women's Flyweight Tournament Final at XFCi 9.
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Poliana Botelho won the fight by TKO in the first round, becoming the second winner in the history of the tournament.
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Later that year, Poliana Botelho faced Argentine fighter Silvana Gomez Juarez, this time for the vacant XFC Women's Flyweight belt at XFCi 11.
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Poliana Botelho was expected to make her UFC debut against Valerie Letourneau at UFC 206, but was forced to pull out due to injury.
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Poliana Botelho was replaced by former opponent and fellow XFC champion Viviane Pereira.
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Poliana Botelho fought Pearl Gonzalez at UFC 216 on October 7,2017.
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Poliana Botelho faced Syuri Kondo on May 19,2018 at UFC Fight Night 129.
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Poliana Botelho won the fight via TKO due to a body kick and punches just 33 seconds into the first round.
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Poliana Botelho faced Cynthia Calvillo on November 17,2018 at UFC Fight Night 140.
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Poliana Botelho was fined 20 percent of her purse, which went to Botelho, and the bout proceeded at catchweight.
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Poliana Botelho lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in round one.
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Poliana Botelho was scheduled to face Maryna Moroz on August 17,2019 at UFC 241.
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Poliana Botelho faced Gillian Robertson on October 18,2020 at UFC Fight Night 180.
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Poliana Botelho was scheduled to face Ji Yeon Kim on May 1,2021 at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs Prochazka.
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Poliana Botelho was scheduled to face Ji Yeon Kim on January 22,2022 at UFC 270, but Poliana Botelho pulled out instead and the pairing was scrapped.
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Poliana Botelho faced Karine Silva on June 4,2022 at UFC Fight Night 207.
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Poliana Botelho lost the fight via brabo choke in round one.
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Poliana Botelho faced Helen Peralta at Invicta FC 49: Delboni vs DeCoursey on September 28,2022.
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In February 2023, Poliana Botelho announced on her social media that she was getting treatment for breast cancer and had a lymph node removed.