To become a prominent MMA fighter’s one should have a unique combination of power, skill and intelligence and Larissa Pacheco has it all. Professional and extremely talented, Larissa Pacheco is one of the rising names in the world of mixed martial arts. She is from Brazil. She is a champion player and she won the weight of Rooster’s Jungle Fight. At this moment, she competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's featherweight division.
Larissa Pacheco was born as Larissa Moreira Pacheco. She was born on Sep 7, 1994, and this makes her age 22 years at this moment. Her place of birth was Belem, Para. She is Brazilian by her nationality. Her birth sign is Virgo.
She has got a height of 5 feet and 7 inch which is around 1.70m. She has been followed by her fans on social networking sites.
Larissa Pacheco has turned professional in 2012. She started her career on Manitoba Fight against Raquel Pitbull. She was awesome in her first game. She won the match in 90 seconds of her fighting. Later on, she made her debut at the Jungle Fight Championship. Her first fight was against Dinha Wollstaein in Jungle Fight 59. She won by TKO only 36/2 struggle.
In Dec 2013, she faced Mexican fighter, Irene Aldana. She played perfectly and won by TKO in the third round. After the match, WMMA Press Awards honored her as the fighter of the Year.
After getting popular in the Brazilian organization, she landed her steps at the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Her first fight was against Jessica Andrade. She lost the match by submission in the first round. On March 14, 2015, at UFC 185, she lost against the veteran Germaine de Randamie in the second round.
She recently defeated Kayla Harrison on December 31.
The BJJ black belt has a unique appearance due to which many people think her a lesbian, however, unlike UFC stars Amanda Nunes she has not come out of the closet and disclosed her sexuality. She is unmarried and reportedly single currently.
Some celebrities in the world don't like to talk about their personal concerns and in those celebs and she falls in the list. Until now, she has not talked about her boyfriend, husband, and affair. It seems like she is not married and as she is just at the age of 25 and it is the not right time to get settled as a wife of any man.
She is career conscious and her ambition is everything for her. She has just landed her step at UFC. She might hold a dream to be a no.1 contender of UFC. Secretly, she might have dated her boyfriend and does not like to reveal his name in front of the media.
The MMA fighter is earning a profitable salary from the UFC. Until now, she has not given a clear detail of her net worth but reportedly has earned about $50,000 from the promotion. Her net worth is reported to be in 5-digit figures.
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