Polyana Viana-Iasmin Lucindo Match Added to Aug. 12 UFC on ESPN Show

An all-Brazil strawweight battle is headed towards a Ultimate Fighting Championship card in the late summer.

First reported by MMA Fighting on Friday morning, the promotion has put together a strawweight tilt between Polyana Viana (13-5) and Iasmin Lucindo (14-5). The two will toe the line at a currently unnumbered UFC on ESPN card on Aug. 12. The fight will take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and it has been confirmed by Lucindo on her Instagram.

Since starting off her UFC tenure at 1-3, Viana has turned things around, going 3-1 in her last four dating back to 2020. After the trio of defeats to J.J. Aldrich, Hannah Cifers and Veronica Hardy, Viana bounced back by finishing the likes of Emily Whitmire, Mallory Martin and Jinh Yu Frey, all in the opening round. Along the way, her lone loss came to Tabatha Ricci by decision. In her pro career dating back to 2013, “Dama de Ferro” has secured all 13 of her wins by stoppage, with all but one coming in Round 1.

At 21 years of age, Lucindo already has two UFC outings under her belt. Her debut did not go her way last August, where she dropped a spirited three-round verdict to Yazmin Jauregui. She rebounded courtesy of a win on the scorecards over Brogan Walker this April, when she briefly moved to flyweight. While the youngster’s finish rate is not high as Viana’s 100%, it does sit at 71% with a majority of those via strikes.

The UFC on ESPN card on Aug. 12 will be held at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and it comes with a thrilling welterweight encounter in the main attraction as Vicente Luque takes on Rafael dos Anjos. Currently, the only two other bouts booked for this event so far include a strawweight tilt between Montserrat Ruiz and Jaqueline Amorim and a lightweight clash of Lando Vannata vs. Mike Breeden.Khalil Rountree vs Chris Daukaus Tafon Nchukwi vs A.J. Dobson Gaston Bolanos vs Marcus McGhee Josh Fremd vs Jamie Pickett Francis Marshall vs Isaac Dulgarian Brady Hiestand vs Da'Mon Blackshear