LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 31: (L-R) Opponents Talita Alencar of Brazil and Ariane Carnelossi of Brazil face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at UFC APEX on October 31, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Kicking off Saturday’s UFC Vegas 110, Brazilians Talita Alencar and Ariane Carnelossi faced off in women’s strawweight action.
Carnelossi was fighting for the first time in over a year, Alencar returning off an April victory over Vanessa Demopoulos. Both were looking for their second straight win.
It was Carnelossi pressing forward early, Alencar answering with a kick, then charging forward herself and cleaning up. Carnelossi had underhooks and eventually peeled free, leading to an exchange or two as the pair battled back and forth across the cage. Another clinch saw Carnelossi put Alencar’s back to the fence, landing the occasional right hand. The fight stalled there, outside of some knees, for a while, with the ref swatting at Alencar’s hand when she tried to grab the fence.
Alencar would finally switch to a high-crotch, single leg takedown, swinging around and throwing Canrelossi to the mat. She bounced right back up however, with another clinch arriving shortly after. This time, when they went down, there was a bit of a scramble, and Alencar got on top. The pair exchanged punches, Carnelossi off her back, before the horn finally came.
Round two saw more back-and-forth on the feet, but women putting combinations together. Carnelossi was showing some read around the face, evidence of the opening round, but she soon had Alencar backpedaling. Alencar ripped a kick to the outside leg; Carnelossi landed one of her own at the end of a combination. Carnelossi would chop that outside leg again, right alongside the knee, landing with an audible crack. Alencar, meanwhile, appeared to be slowing, lazily throwing out a jab. Yet despite that, she connected a moment later with a a hard right hand, followed by a knee. Carnelossi hit the mat shortly after but recovered, the pair soon back up in a clinch.
They’d go back down at the end of the round, with just enough time for some drama to unfold. Alencar got the back, hooks in, and went after a rear-naked choke. She had it in deep, Carnelossi rolling from one side to the other, desperate to escape; she was saved by the bell, just barely.
More kicks and exchanges on the feet arrived in the third, where Carnelossi almost certainly needed a finish to come out triumphant. Easier said than done, given she’d been closest to being stopped in the bout. Alencar at times motioned for a takedown, but Carnelossi defended, and went on the offensive, backing Alencar up as she had in the second. A tiring Alencar found a reprieve when she caught a kick, dumping Carnelossi on her back. Despite Alencar working from her feet, Carnelossi stayed on her back, failing to scramble. That ate time off the clock in a fight that was quickly slipping away from Ariane Carnelossi. The pair wound up in north-south position for a moment, then with Alencar getting side control.
As she had in the second, Alencar would get the back, get a body lock in place, and lock up a rear-naked choke once again late in the third. This time, there was still over half a minute on the clock, giving her enough time to force the tap! A solid outing from Talita Alencar, who despite some cardio issues comes out victorious.
Official Result: Talita Alencar def. Ariane Carnelossi by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 3, 4:36
