Bellator MMA Signs Ex-UFC Flyweight Poliana Botelho

Bellator MMA has signed former UFC flyweight competitor Poliana Botelho to an exclusive, multi-fight deal.

AgFight was first to report the signing. A date for Botelho’s promotional debut is currently unknown, and terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Botelho went 3-4 during a seven-bout UFC stint from 2017 to 2022. She ended her tenure with the Las Vegas-based promotion on a three-fight losing streak that included a first-round submission defeat to Karine Silva at UFC Fight Night 207 this past June.

The 33-year-old Nova Uniao product returned to the win column at Invicta FC 49 on Sept. 28, when she defeated Helen Peralta via unanimous decision. Botelho is 9-5 over the course of a professional career that began in 2013.