(This story appears in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) On Monday Larissa Moreira Pacheco , the youngest fighter on the UFC’s massive roster, had an impromptu birthday celebration in an airport before she boarded a flight for her first UFC bout. There were no drinks, though the 20-year-old meets the legal drinking age in her native Brazil, and there was no cake. However, the undefeated mixed martial artist is no stranger to such sacrifices. On Saturday at “UFC Fight Night 51: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski,” which streams on ufcfightpass.com (5:45 p.m.
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Larissa Moreira Pacheco, UFC’s youngest fighter, is the family breadwinner – MMA Junkie