Viviane
Araujo will lock horns with Casey
O’Neill in a women’s flyweight bout at UFC
293.
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Multiple outlets recently confirmed the booking and date following
an initial report from
Meni Mayer on Twitter. UFC 293 takes place on Sept. 9 in Sydney. No
other bouts have been announced for the event.
Araujo has lost three of her last four Octagon appearances. Most
recently, the 36-year-old Brazilian suffered a unanimous decision
loss to Amanda
Ribas at UFC 285 on March 4. Araujo is 5-4 in the Octagon with
wins over the likes of Andrea Lee,
Roxanne
Modafferi and Alexis Daivs.
O’Neill returned after a year-long absence at UFC 286, where she
dropped a unanimous verdict to Jennifer
Maia on March 18. Prior to that, the 25-year-old Scot was
unbeaten in her first nine professional outings — including four
bouts within the Las Vegas-based promotion.