Given she’s just a smidgen more than 5 feet tall, there’s something kind of “punny” about calling Viviane Pereira a short-notice opponent. But jokes aside, the Brazilian may have about a half-foot height disadvantage in her UFC debut on Saturday against Valerie Letourneau – but she’s not sure that’s going to be something she can’t overcome. Pereira (11-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) a few years ago fought the significantly taller Duda Yankovich in Brazil in just her third pro fight – and she stopped her in the second round with a TKO. So who’s to say she can’t hand out the same fate to Letourneau (8-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) at UFC 206 on Saturday? “She’s an excellent fighter. It’s no accident that she’s ranked,” Pereira told MMAjunkie
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Viviane Pereira out to prove height difference won’t matter vs. Letourneau at UFC 206 – MMA Junkie