LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 14: (L-R) Opponents Josiane Nunes of Brazil and Priscila Cachoeira of Brazil face off through the UFC Struggle Night time weigh-in on the Palace Station Resort & On line casino on March 14, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Priscila Cachoeira had a 5 inch top benefit however was coming off a 14-month layoff when she confronted fellow Brazilian Josiane Nunes at UFC Vegas 104 on Saturday.
Cachoeira had not been seen since coming into UFC 297 in January 2024 a full ten kilos heavy, forcing her struggle with Jasmine Jasudavicius to be shifted up a weight class. Regardless of the beatdown she took from Jasudavicius, Cachoeira was sticking with 135lbs for her return.
Each girls had been throwing heavy to kick off Saturday’s bantamweight affair, with Cachoeira including a knee to the physique. Nunes was masking up after wading into the hazard zone greater than as soon as, struggling to discover a clear entry. These harmful exchanges would show tragic for Nunes not lengthy after, as in shut, Cachoeira landed a perfectly-timed uppercut simply as Nunes ducked her head down. Cachoeira was capable of maintain the again of the pinnacle in place, making hitting the goal straightforward. Nunes dropped, consuming a couple of extra pictures, quickly out chilly as Priscila Cachoeira celebrated her knockout victory and return to the win column.
Josiane Nunes has now misplaced three straight fights, which can spell the tip of her run with the UFC the place she falls to 3-3 total. “Zombie Girl” Cachoeira snapped a two struggle skid, in the meantime, and lives to struggle one other day.
Official Consequence: Priscila Cachoeira def. Josiane Nunes by KO (uppercut), Spherical 1, 2:46