NEW YORK – Karine Silva has a theory about her fight Saturday, provided the outcome is the one she’s expecting.
Once Silva (18-4 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has her hand raised against fellow Brazilian Viviane Araujo (12-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC), she surmises, she’ll be installed as the proverbial next big thing in the women’s flyweight division. And that, she thinks, will leave the UFC no choice but to give her a title shot.
And part of that is because she said she has a hard time getting anyone else to take a fight with her.
