Don’t let the timid 6-0 record fool you: fighting has long been Ketlen Vieira ’s passion. On Saturday, Vieira (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes her international MMA debut when she steps into the octagon for the first time. But, set to open UFC Fight Night 96 opposite Kelly Faszholz (3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), the 24-year-old “Phenom” is not at all intimidated by the big stage. Involved in martial arts for half her life, Vieira has been through enough competition that not much can scare her. “I don’t have many fights, but I’m sure my record is better than that of many girls who are in there,” Vieira told MMAjunkie ahead of her UFC Fight Pass-streamed prelim scrap at Moda Center in Portland, Ore
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