Viviane Araujo vs Alexis Davis added to July 27 UFC show

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Raphael Marinho of Combate reported this afternoon that Viviane Araujo vs Alexis Davis has been added to UFC 240 July 27 at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Viviane confirmed the news with an Instagram post of her signing the bout agreement. This fight will be at Flyweight. Viviane is 32 years old from Brasilia, Brazil. Her record is 7-1. She made her UFC debut last week in Brazil with a third round KO over Talita Bernardo. Not only did Viviane come in on short notice but the fight was at Bantamweight and Viviane is a Strawweight. She beat Emi Fujino for Pancrase in Japan. Viviane said afterwards that she planned to move back down to Strawweight. Instead she is fighting at Flyweight. Alexis is 34 years old from Port Colborne, ON but she trains at Cesar Gracie in Lodi, CA. Her record is 19-9. She once got a UFC Bantamweight title shot. Since returning from pregnancy, Alexis is 1-2 at Flyweight. The last time we saw Alexis she lost to Jennifer Maia Mar. 2017, a fighter she should have beaten. Alexis' biggest problem is poor decisions during fights. She chose to spar with a boxer instead of using her ground skills to win. Alexis has the skills to be a winning fighter. But her fight IQ has deteriorated. She will have to be on her toes because Viviane is very aggressive and she wants to finish fights. We have already seen that a size disadvantage means nothing to her.