Vanessa Alessandra Teixeira Porto was born on March 16,1984 and is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and amateur boxer who competes in the flyweight division.
29 Facts About Vanessa Porto
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Vanessa Porto had an appreciation for martial arts from a young age and started to practice Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 2004.
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Vanessa Porto is currently married to her trainer Pedro Iglesias.
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Vanessa Porto initially fought only for Brazilian promotions such as Storm Samurai and Champions Night and faced opponents including Carina Damm, Cris Cyborg and Brazilian kickboxing champion Juliana Werner Aguiar.
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Vanessa Porto defeated Evinger via submission due to an armbar in the first round.
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Vanessa Porto lost via TKO for the first time in her MMA career.
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Vanessa Porto faced Germaine de Randamie on December 19,2008, at Revolution Fight Club 2.
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Vanessa Porto won via submission due to an armbar in the first round.
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Between December 2008 and March 2011, Vanessa Porto amassed five victories and suffered a single loss against Amanda Nunes.
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On October 28,2011, Vanessa Porto defeated Jennifer Maia via technical submission due to an armbar at Kumite MMA Combate.
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Vanessa Porto became the first Pink Fight champion at 132 pounds on March 10,2012, when she knocked out Luana Teixeira at Pink Fight 2.
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In mid-2012, after a long time away from American promotions, Vanessa Porto signed with Invicta Fighting Championships.
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Vanessa Porto was expected to make her Invicta FC debut against Kelly Kobold on July 28,2012, at Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs McMann.
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However, Kobold suffered a shoulder injury and Vanessa Porto instead faced Sarah D'Alelio.
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Vanessa Porto lost the fight via submission due to a reverse triangle armbar in the first round.
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Vanessa Porto dropped down to 125 pounds and faced Tara LaRosa on October 6,2012, at Invicta FC 3: Penne vs Sugiyama.
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Vanessa Porto then fought against Barb Honchak on April 5,2013, at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs Waterson in a five-round match to determine the first-ever Invicta FC flyweight champion.
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Vanessa Porto faced Zoila Frausto Gurgel on December 7,2013, at Invicta FC 7.
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Vanessa Porto was expected to face Roxanne Modafferi at Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs Tiburcio on December 5,2014.
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Vanessa Porto the fought Roxanne Modafferi at Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpaa vs Souza on Friday, April 24,2015.
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Vanessa Porto lost the fight after three round with the judges handed down a win to Niedzwiedz via a unanimous decision.
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Vanessa Porto won the fight via a rear-naked choke on round one.
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Vanessa Porto faced Pearl Gonzalez for the vacant Invicta FC Flyweight World Championship at Invicta FC 34 on February 15,2019.
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Vanessa Porto won the fight via technical decision after an eye poke rendered Porto unable to continue.
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Vanessa Porto was supposed to make her first title defense against Karina Rodriguez at Invicta FC 38: Murato vs Ducote on November 1,2019.
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On September 2,2020, it was announced that Vanessa Porto was vacating her Invicta title and signing with Bellator MMA.
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Vanessa Porto was scheduled to face Ilara Joanne on June 11,2021, at Bellator 260.
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Vanessa Porto faced Veta Arteaga on July 22,2022, at Bellator 283.
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Vanessa Porto lost the bout via guillotine choke in the second round.