Poliana Botelho revealed on social media that she underwent surgical procedure Friday to take away a lymph node after being identified with breast most cancers. The MMA fighter was already cleared from the hospital and has returned house to Rio de Janeiro.
“Thanks for all of the optimistic energies,” Botelho wrote on Instagram. “This combat is mine and ours.”
The Nova União flyweight added in a video she’s “in ache, in fact, however all the things goes because it was presupposed to go. You may be certain I’m very sturdy and this battle will certainly be mine.”
Botelho (9-5) went 3-4 beneath the UFC banner between 2017 and 2022 with losses in her final three fights for the promotion. She rebounded with a choice victory over Helen Peralta at Invicta FC 49 this previous September earlier than inking a take care of Bellator in November. It’s nonetheless unclear what her profession plans are going ahead.
See Botelho’s Instagram put up beneath.
