UFC officially signs LFA flyweight champion Gabriella Fernandes, no fight booked yet

A Brazilian prospect is the newest addition to the UFC’s roster.

Gabriella Fernandes is 8-1 as a professional and captured the interim LFA flyweight championship this past September with a second-round guillotine over Karoline Martins in the co-main event of LFA 143 in Recife, Brazil.

Watch the finish below.

Gabriella Fernandes guillotines Karoline Martins to win the interim LFA flyweight title at #LFA143 pic.twitter.com/AuCCTejmQX

— Will (@ChillemDafoe) October 1, 2022

A purple belt in jiu-jitsu and surf instructor in Natal, Fernandes is on a seven-fight winning streak competing at both bantamweight and flyweight.

“Gabi” finished four of those opponents by knockout or submission.

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