Did Priscila Cachoeira try to expose Miranda Maverick’s breasts at UFC 291?
Priscila Cachoeira came up short in her bout against Miranda Maverick at UFC 291 on Saturday in Salt Lake, Utah. Aside from the loss, Cachoeira is now being questioned about her fight integrity as video has been circulating that insinuates the Brazilian fighter may have been playing dirty.
First the 34-year-old “Zombie Girl” had grabbed the octagon cage in attempts from being taken down to the canvas. Maverick also accused her opponent of keeping her fingers straight and pointed throughout the contest in attempt for eye pokes. Then while Maverick was taking Cachoeira down, it looked like Miranda was about to have her breasts pulled from her fight gear as Cachoeira put her hand in her top in what could have been a forced attempt at a wardrobe malfunction.
“Priscila Cachoeira is the direst fighter in the UFC. She intentionally tried to pull Miranda Maverick’s boobs out mid fight #UFC291” said a tweet from @MMAJOEYC along with video.
Priscila Cachoeira is the direst fighter in the UFC. She intentionally tried to pull Miranda Maverick’s boobs out mid fight #UFC291 pic.twitter.com/2hmq1drvsU
— MMA Joey (@MMAJOEYC) July 30, 2023
“At some point, you gotta say it’s a point [deduction],” Maverick said during her appearance at the post-event press conference. “She stuck her fingers up straight the entire fight pretty much and there was no chance she was just trying to push me off. There was no flat hands. I had warned the ref beforehand and to be honest, he did about as good of a job as I’ve seen any ref do. I said ‘Listen, I don’t want poked in the eyes in this fight.’ That was my main priority and he was like, ‘Alright, we’ll watch out for it.’
“You know, I hope the whole world didn’t see me, but they probably did,” Maverick said while gesturing to her chest. “I guess that’s part of the risk of fighting, but it’s very frustrating and it made me go in there that much angrier every round.”
Miranda Maverick is NOT happy with Priscila Cachoeira pulling her shirt down mid-fight.
“I hope the world didn’t see me. But they probably did.”#UFC291 | Full video: https://t.co/3Qa26IRAHZ pic.twitter.com/FMlCqmtHHp
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) July 30, 2023
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UFC 291 results below:
Main Card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
Justin Gaethje defeated Dustin Poirier via KO – Round 2, 1:00
Alex Pereira defeated Jan Blachowicz via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Derrick Lewis defeated Marcos Rogerio de Lima via TKO – Round 1, 0:33
Bobby Green defeated Tony Ferguson via submission (head and arm choke) – Round 3, 4:54
Kevin Holland defeated Michael Chiesa via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 1, 2:39
Preliminary Card (ABC/ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET)
Gabriel Bonfim defeated Trevin Giles via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:13
CJ Vergara defeated Vinicius Salvador via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Roman Kopylov defeated Claudio Ribeiro via KO (head kick) – Round 2, 0:33
Jake Matthews defeated Darrius Flowers via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:37
Early Prelims (ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass at 7 p.m. ET)
Uros Medic defeated Matthew Semelsberger via TKO – Round 3, 2:36
Miranda Maverick defeated Priscila Cachoeira via submission (armbar) – Round 3, 2:11
