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Rematch against Alencar in August
Luciano will take on Talita Alencar at a UFC event in Las Vegas on August 10, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Luciano will take on Alencar in August following their previous match last September, which ended in a draw. The larger Luciano will hope to use her size to take out the more experienced Alencar in what will be Luciano's first UFC bout and eighth professional fight across promotions.
Luciano will take on Alencar in August following their previous match last September, which ended in a draw. The larger Luciano will hope to use her size to take out the more experienced Alencar in what will be Luciano's first UFC bout and eighth professional fight across promotions.
Won't face Polastri
Luciano won't face Julia Polastri at UFC Vegas on March 23 due to dengue fever, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Luciano announced she won't be fighting Luciano in her Instagram stories, and she explained she has been diagnosed with dengue fever, a typical tropical disease carried by several mosquitoes. Luciano should be ready to step in the octagon in the coming weeks, but it remains to be seen when she'll have a new opponent.
Luciano announced she won't be fighting Luciano in her Instagram stories, and she explained she has been diagnosed with dengue fever, a typical tropical disease carried by several mosquitoes. Luciano should be ready to step in the octagon in the coming weeks, but it remains to be seen when she'll have a new opponent.
Will fight Polastri
Luciano will fight Julia Polastri at UFC Vegas 89 on March 23, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Luciano was scheduled to fight Shauna Bannon, but she backed out for undisclosed reasons. Luciano is 5-1 in her professional career and is set to make her UFC debut after earning a contract through Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series.
Luciano was scheduled to fight Shauna Bannon, but she backed out for undisclosed reasons. Luciano is 5-1 in her professional career and is set to make her UFC debut after earning a contract through Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series.
Books match with Shauna Bannon
Luciano (5-1-1) is scheduled to face Shauna Bannon (5-1-0) in a strawweight fight at the UFC's March 23 event in Las Vegas, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Luciano will be making her UFC debut in March after securing a contract in September through Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. The Brazilian-born fighter earned the contract in spite of taking a draw with Talita Alencar in her latest bout.
Luciano will be making her UFC debut in March after securing a contract in September through Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. The Brazilian-born fighter earned the contract in spite of taking a draw with Talita Alencar in her latest bout.
Comes on strong to secure contract
Luciano fought Talita Alencar to a draw (28-28, 28-28, 28-28) at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. After the show, she was one of four fighters to be awarded an official UFC contract.
ANALYSIS
It's not often a fighter gets a contract without a definitive result, but Luciano came on so strong after weathering the ground attacks of her opponent that UFC President Dana White felt he had no choice but to give her a shot. While she appeared close to finishing that fight multiple times in the last frame, the reality is that she was taken down and put in bad positions for the majority of the first 10 minutes. This raises some questions as to how she will perform when she doesn't have a significant height advantage, or a completely exhausted opponent in front of her. Luciano clearly has some Muay Thai skills, but that may not be enough if she can't improve her takedown defense and ground game.
It's not often a fighter gets a contract without a definitive result, but Luciano came on so strong after weathering the ground attacks of her opponent that UFC President Dana White felt he had no choice but to give her a shot. While she appeared close to finishing that fight multiple times in the last frame, the reality is that she was taken down and put in bad positions for the majority of the first 10 minutes. This raises some questions as to how she will perform when she doesn't have a significant height advantage, or a completely exhausted opponent in front of her. Luciano clearly has some Muay Thai skills, but that may not be enough if she can't improve her takedown defense and ground game.