{"id":269449,"date":"2018-02-05T06:57:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T14:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=269449"},"modified":"2018-02-05T06:57:36","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T14:57:36","slug":"priscila-cachoeira-sustained-major-knee-injury-lopsided-loss-valentina-shevchenko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/priscila-cachoeira\/priscila-cachoeira-sustained-major-knee-injury-lopsided-loss-valentina-shevchenko\/","title":{"rendered":"Priscila Cachoeira sustained major knee injury in lopsided loss to Valentina Shevchenko"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the weekend, in the co-main event of the UFC’s trip to Belem, Brazilian flyweight Priscila Cachoeira stepped into the Octagon for the first time. Despite the fact she was making her UFC debut with just 8 pro fights behind her, her opponent was the vastly more experienced Valentina Shevchenko<\/a>, who is widely regarded as one of the best female fighters on earth.<\/p>\n

In the end,\u00a0Cachoeira’s experiential deficit manifested itself in a truly lopsided win for Shevchenko. The Kyrgyzstani contender out-landed her young Brazilian by an insane 230-3 margin en route to a second-round submission win. It was\u00a0one of the most brutal beatdowns to hit our screens in a long, long time<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Amazingly, Cachoeira didn’t suffer any facial fractures in this tough loss. She did, however, sustain a major knee injury, tearing both her meniscus an ACL in the first frame.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe tore her meniscus and ACL in the beginning of the first round, the first time they engaged, and it went all downhill from that moment,\u201d Cachoeira\u2019s manager Tiago Okamura told MMAFighting.com<\/a>. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Okamura also addressed the backlash being launched at referee Mario Yamasaki<\/a>, who many fans believe should have stopped the fight earlier.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe could have stopped it in a few occasions,\u201d Okamura said, \u201cBut \u2018Pedrita\u2019 is really tough and doesn\u2019t give up. She was trying to get out the entire time. Being a referee is a very complicated job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cachoeira\u2019s coach and cornerman Gilliard Parana also chimed in on her injuries in a lengthy Instagram post, promising his fighter will return stronger than ever after her surgery.<\/p>\n

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Essa \u00e9 minha guerreira , lutou dois rotunda com menisco e o cruzado ferrado , chegando no rio vai fazer cirurgia foram dois passos e duas falseadas no joelho e ainda assim n\u00e3o pediu pra parar porque aqui n\u00e3o existe isso de pedir ir\u00e3o atuar foi at\u00e9 o limite pois ela n\u00e3o chegou at\u00e9 aqui entregando as lutas nas primeiras dores de golpes ou les\u00f5es , mais isso s\u00f3 entende quem \u00e9 do nosso perfil mesmo !! 2017 foi a melhor atleta disparado no Brasil , liderou a categoria dela at\u00e9 entrar no UFC e pegou s\u00f3 a Valentina que ningu\u00e9m queria pegar e olha que sei de nomes fortes que fugiram dessa luta , mais aqui \u00e9 PRVT e sempre vamos aceitar o desafio \u00e9 se der um rev\u00e9s vamos atr\u00e1s de melhorar assim como j\u00e1 fiz com jessica vo fazer com @pedritaprvtufc podem esperar !! J\u00e1 j\u00e1 os mesmos que criticaram v\u00e3o elogiar e os invejosos v\u00e3o se calar com nosso sucesso , n\u00e3o estamos aqui \u00e0 toa sabemos oque estamos fazendo e qual \u00e9 nosso caminho percorrido !! Vamos com tudo recuperar ap\u00f3s a cirurgia e depois voltar ao topo porque s\u00f3 de estar no maior evento do mundo com certeza estamos no topo !! PRVT no UFC !! A saga continua !\u2019 Doa a quem doer !! Ooossssssss @jessicammapro #prvt<\/a><\/p>\n

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