UFC bantamweight Julia Avila
(9-4) called it a career inside the Octagon on Saturday.

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Avila fought streaking up-and-comer Jacqueline
Cavalcanti on the prelims at UFC
Vegas 102 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday. The
Portuguese prospect beat up Avila for three rounds to earn a
dominant unanimous decision victory, which makes her unbeaten in
four Octagon trips.

Avila subsequently laid down her gloves inside the Octagon and
announced her retirement from the sport.

“This is it. I want to thank God for giving me the opportunity to
fight on the world’s best stage,” Avila told Daniel
Cormier in her post-fight interview. “Usually I start my fight
with the Psalm 144:1 — May God strengthen my fists for battle and
my fingers for warfare. But today I say, God says, ‘Well done my
good and faithful servant.’”

Avila made her professional debut in 2012 and went on a four-fight
winning streak on the regional scene before suffering her first pro
loss under the
Invicta Fighting Championships banner. “Raging Panda” joined
the UFC in 2019, where she racked up back-to-back wins against
Pannie
Kianzad and Gina Mazany
before dropping a unanimous decision against Sijara
Eubanks. While she rebounded with a submission win over
Julija
Stoliarenko, she has since suffered consecutive losses.
Saturday was her first fight since December 2023.

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