No card principal do UFC 309, da madrugada deste domingo (17), na Madison Square Garden, em Nova York - Estados Unidos, a brasileira peso-mosca Viviane Araújo venceu a compatriota Karine Silva por decisão unânime dos juízes.

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When it was over, the judges all scored the contest 29-28 for Araujo, who picks up a statement win against Silva. When the action started it was Silva in hot pursuit but Araujo did a good job circling away while throwing straight punches in succession and then moving before she could eat any shots in return.

Check out the best photos from Viviane Araujo's unanimous decision win over Karine Silva at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photos by Brad Penner, Imagn Images; UFC; MMA Junkie)

O UFC 309 trouxe uma noite de emoções no Madison Square Garden, em Nova York, com Viviane Araújo se destacando entre os brasileiros. A lutadora superou Karine Silva em um combate acirrado na categoria

Viviane Araújo conseguiu o triunfo por decisão unânime e se manteve como uma das principais lutadoras do peso mosca

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.

Two legends of MMA make their return this weekend for UFC 309. Jon “Bones” Jones is returning to the octagon to defend his Heavyweight Title against Stipe Miocic in Madison Square Garden. Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler will rematch in the co-main event in the lightweight division.

Araujo (12-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) has struggled to maintain momentum during her UFC tenure as she’s lost three of her past four bouts, including most recently a unanimous decision loss to Natalia Silva in February.