Wrong move! Female UFC fighter batters fool hardy thief, after he tries to rob her using a FAKE gun
Female mixed martial arts fighter leaves robber bruised and bloodied after he tries to rob her using a fake gun in Brazil
A thief in Jacarepagua, Rio de Janeiro demanded Polyana Viana hand over her phone claiming that he was armed
But the 26-year-old UFC fighter kicked and punched the man, and then placed him in chokehold
The UFC star held the thief until police arrived at the scene and it later emerged his ‘gun’ was cardboard
Viana has had to defend herself in Brazil before when a robber tried to take her phone in her home town of Belem
Describing that incident, she said: ‘[The thief], tried to take it from my hand, I punched him in the face, and he was scared
![Polyana Viana [left], and her would be mugger 1](https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Polyana-Viana-left-and-her-would-be-mugger-1.png?zoom=0.800000011920929&ssl=1&w=450)
Female UFC fighter left Polyana Viana [left], beat up a thief , who tried to mug her on a street in Rio, Brazil. The robber [right] was left bruised and bloodied after she battered him
A female mixed martial arts fighter leaves robber bruised and bloodied after he tries to rob her using a fake gun in Brazil. Brazilian star, Polyana Viana, was waiting for an Uber in the neighbourhood of Jacarepagua, Rio de Janeiro, when the thief ordered her to hand over her phone, warning that he was armed.
But the 26-year-old lashed out, kicking and punching him before putting him in a martial arts chokehold while she waited for police to arrive.
Pictures show the man would be mugger with gruesome facial injuries after his beating. Another shows the ‘weapon’ was actually just a cardboard cut-out.
Polyana Viana punches fellow UFC star, JJ Aldrich in the first round of their straw weight bout during UFC 227 at Staples Center in LA, in August
Polyana Viana squares’ up to JJ Aldrich before their fight
The stunned thief [photo], quieted down and took his beating once it was obvious he was over matched
UFC fighter, Polyana Viana handed a robber severe beating, leaving him bruised and bloodied after the man tried to rob her in Rio de Janeiro claiming he was armed with a gun. The ‘weapon’ [image], carried by would be mugger was actually a cardboard cut-out
Viana asked passers-by to call police and said she remained calm during the incident because the thief did not try to fight backShe told MMA Junkie how the man asked her for the time and then saw he was not going to leave.
‘So I already moved to put my cell phone in my waist. And then he said, “Give me the phone. Don’t try to react, because I’m armed”.
‘Then he put his hand over [a gun], but I realized it was too soft.’
‘He was really close to me. So I thought, “If it’s a gun, he won’t have time to draw it”. So I stood up I threw two punches and a kick.
‘He fell, then I caught him in a rear-naked choke. Then I sat him down in the same place we were before and said, “Now we’ll wait for the police”‘.
Viana asked passers-by to call police and said she remained calm during the incident because the thief did not try to fight back.
Viana asked passers-by to call cops while she held the thief down, but remained calm during the incident because the thief [photo], did not try to fight back.
‘He fell, then I caught him in a rear-naked choke. Then I sat him down in the same place we were before and said, “Now we’ll wait for the police”,’ Viana said
Polyana Viana [top], delivers blows on an opponent during a fight at UFC Fight Night 125
She added: ‘Since he took the punches very quickly, I think he was scared. So he didn’t react anymore. He told me to let him go, like “I just asked for the time.” I said, “Asked for the time my a**,” because he saw I was very angry. I said I wouldn’t let go and that I was going to call the police.
‘He said, “Call the police, then” because he was scared I was going to beat him up more.’
Officers later took the man to hospital and Viana later learned that he had only just been released over a separate crime.
The fighter has had to defend herself in Brazil before when a robber tried to take her phone in her home town of Belem.
Describing the incident, she said: ‘He tried to take it from my hand, I punched him in the face, and he was scared. This time I was scared. I don’t know if it was because there were two of them.
‘So I was scared, but I think he was more scared than I was, so he jumped on the motorcycle and left.’
‘He said, “Call the police, then” because he was scared I was going to beat him up more.’
Officers later took the man to hospital and Viana later learned that he had only just been released over a separate crime.
The fighter has had to defend herself in Brazil before when a robber tried to take her phone in her home town of Belem.
Describing the incident, she said: ‘He tried to take it from my hand, I punched him in the face, and he was scared. This time I was scared. I don’t know if it was because there were two of them.
‘So I was scared, but I think he was more scared than I was, so he jumped on the motorcycle and left.’
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