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Simon Samano and Ken Hathaway

Polyana Viana hopes 47-second KO jumpstarts UFC title run in 2023

LAS VEGAS – UFC strawweight Polyana Viana couldn’t have closed out her year in the cage better than she did Saturday, could she?

Viana obliterated Jinh Yu Frey on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 214, landing a vicious series of punches that floored her opponent and earned her the knockout win in 47 seconds at the UFC Apex.

The win meant Viana (13-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) rebounded from a unanimous decision loss to Tabatha Ricci in her only other fight of 2022 in May. It was also her first knockout win in eight fights since joining the UFC 2018. And as if that wasn’t enough, Viana earned a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus for her effort.

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