Ketlen Vieira decisions Jacqueline Cavalcanti at UFC Vegas 117
The UFC Vegas 117 fight card featured a women's bantamweight bout between contenders No. 5 ranked Ketlen Vieira and No. 11 ranked Jaqueline Cavalcanti .
Vieira entered the fight coming off a split decision loss to Norma Dumont looking to get back in the win column. Cavalcanti made the walk to the octagon at the Meta Apex riding an eight-fight winning streak and looking pick up the biggest win over her career. Cavalcanti took the center of the cage.
She inched forward and delivered a leg kick. Vieira answered with a jab to the head and then body. Cavalcanti continued to utilize leg kicks.
Vieira slid in the picket with a right hand. Cavalcanti began mixing in teep kicks. The pace picked up in the final seconds.
MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Vieira, but it was a competitive round. Cavalcanti began the second round by delivering two leg kicks. Vieira closed the distance and clinched.