Viviane Pereira had more to deal with in her preparation for UFC 212 than previous bouts.
Pereira took on Jamie Moyle this past Saturday night (June 3). Pereira earned a unanimous decision victory. While “Sucuri” looked on point during the fight, she wasn’t 100 percent in the lead-up to the fight.
She explained to reporters what went wrong during training:
“I unfortunately caught conjunctivitis in the sparring week. No, I don’t have it anymore (laughs). But thankfully it all worked out.”
She admitted she was worried that the conjunctivitis would impact her performance.
“Yes (I thought it could be a problem), because it was the main part. It was in full-on sparring with my training partners that I’d know whether I was good to go or not.”
Pereira improved her professional mixed martial arts (MMA) record to 13-0. She is now 2-0 under the UFC banner.
