LAS VEGAS – Gaining worldwide notoriety after beating up a would-be mugger wasn’t exactly something that UFC strawweight Polyana Viana expected or prepared for. Now that it happened, though, Viana is embracing it. Viana, 28, was leaving her apartment complex in Rio when a man tried to steal her phone with a fake gun. As we know, Viana fought back, and it didn’t go too well for the attempted mugger. The story, first reported by MMAjunkie, quickly blew up and Viana was featured on everything from Brazilian talk shows to TMZ and CNN. That’s not the type of fame most UFC fighters get in a lifetime, let alone when they are still 1-1 in the promotion.
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Polyana Viana was scared by sudden attention after stopping mugger – but also liked it – MMA Junkie