PFL has added two former UFC fighters to its roster.
Brazil's Ariane da Silva and Viviane Araujo have signed multifight offers with PFL and are anticipated to compete at girls's flyweight. An individual with data of the state of affairs knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the signings Monday.
Da Silva, previously Lipski, fought for the UFC from 2019 to 2025. She joined the Las Vegas-based promotion after she gained and defended the KSW girls's flyweight title twice. All through her UFC tenure, da Silva went 6-8 the place she gained two $50,000 Efficiency of the Night time bonuses. "The Queen of Violence" final fought for the UFC in June, when she misplaced a call to China's Wang Cong.
Like da Silva, Araujo additionally fought for the UFC from 2019 to 2025. Araujo went 7-6 within the promotion and headlined a UFC Combat Night time occasion in opposition to former UFC girls's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso. Araujo defeated a number of notable names in her UFC run, together with Jennifer Maia, Roxanne Modafferi, and Andrea Lee.
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