Karine Silva is very good and so is Vivi. This is a very good matchup at this weight class and a great test to see how good Karine is. We just got to see her in her first decision which helps with the pick here because Vivi is tough and not someone you're just going to get out of there quickly. Vivi is a gamer with fantastic takedown defense and can definitely play spoiler, but the pick will be Karine. I think she wins a close one with some well timed takedowns and control. I'm not touching her at -265 though.

Karine Silva

Karina Silva is a powerful grappler who is constantly working for a submission both from top and bottom. She has 18 wins with 17 stoppages and those are a mixed bag of ground and pound and submissions. She will plot forward with a tight guard on her feet, throw a flury of punches to rush in and then body clinch or cage work you to the ground. From there is is constantly working for position and then submission. She is coming off her first career decision over Ariani Lipski where she had the takedowns and control.

Viviane Araujo

Viviane Araujo is a grappler who is very comfortable striking as well. She has technical boxing and great low kicks but she does get hit pretty often and has a negative striking differential. She is athletic, fast and always looking for a finish both standing and on the ground but conditioning can be an issue for her in later rounds because of that pressure. She averages almost 2 takedowns per fight an has an impressive 78% takedown defense. She is coming off the decision loss to Natalia Silva.