{"id":308557,"date":"2019-04-04T11:06:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T18:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=308557"},"modified":"2019-04-04T11:06:16","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T18:06:16","slug":"virna-jandiroba-officially-ufc-bound-set-to-debut-at-ufc-fort-lauderdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/virna-jandiroba-officially-ufc-bound-set-to-debut-at-ufc-fort-lauderdale\/","title":{"rendered":"Virna Jandiroba officially UFC bound, set to debut at UFC Fort Lauderdale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2018 was the crowning year for the undefeated Brazilian submission wizard, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-virna-jandiroba-grounded-champion-soaring-high-like-the-carcara\/\">Virna Jandiroba<\/a> as she would capture Invicta FC gold by defeating Mizuki Inoue in dominant fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14-0 in her still young MMA career, the BJJ black belt has been flawless to this point in her career with 11 of her wins ending via submission. Something that isn&#8217;t too surprising coming from a woman who has two wins each over perennial top strawweight contender, Claudia Gadelha, and UFC bantamweight and featherweight champion, Amanda Nunes in BJJ competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a proven top 10 talent worldwide, it&#8217;s time for the Invicta strawweight champ to enter the Octagon as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Combate (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sportv.globo.com\/google\/amp\/site\/combate\/noticia\/lesao-de-livinha-souza-abre-vaga-para-a-estreia-de-virna-jandiroba-no-ufc-fort-lauderdale.ghtml?__twitter_impression=true\" target=\"_blank\">Combate<\/a> first reported that she&#8217;ll be making her UFC debut at UFC Fort Lauderdale on April 27. 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