Iasmin Lucindo showed again why she’s one of the most intriguing prospects in the strawweight division on Saturday when she submitted Polyana Viana at UFC on ESPN 51.
The 21-year-old Lucindo (15-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) made it back-to-back octagon victories when she forced her fellow Brazilian Viana (13-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC) to tap out at the 3:42 mark of Round 2 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The fight was something of a grind until Lucindo got on top and locked in the choke, which you can watch a replay of below (via Twitter):
A prospect to WATCH, ladies and gents! 👀@Iasmin_Lucindo | #UFCVegas78 is LIVE on @ESPN pic.twitter.com/ojVWgn1Gev
— UFC (@ufc) August 13, 2023
After dropping her octagon debut, Lucindo has now pieced together a pair of wins and looks more and more like she has a very bright future at 115 pounds.
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 51 results include:
- Iasmin Lucindo vs. Polyana Viana via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 3:42
- AJ Dobson def. Tafon Nchukwi via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Josh Fremd def. Jamie Pickett via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Marcus McGhee def. JP Buys via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 2:19
- Terrence McKinney def. Mike Breeden via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:25
- Isaac Dulgarian def. Francis Marshall via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:48
- Martin Buday def. Josh Parisian via submission (kimura) – Round 1, 4:11
- Jaqueline Amorim def. Montserrat Conejo via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 3:41
- Da’Mon Blackshear def. Jose Johnson via submission (twister) – Round 1, 3:47
- Luana Santos def. Juliana Miller via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:41
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 51.
