Luana Santos She recently celebrated another victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship octagon, but still harbors a special wish outside of fighting: to cheer for a goal scored by the Brazilian National Team. Known as 'queen of TikTok', the fighter entered the action in ufc vegas 119, held last Saturday (20), and secured a place in the top 3 of the bantamweight division (up to 61,3 kg). Despite her great form in her career, she does not hide her anxiety to watch the duel between Brazil and Scotland, valid for the third round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup.
In an exclusive interview to SUPER FIGHTSThe athlete highlighted her pride in being Brazilian and reinforced her passion for football, recalling the emotion she felt during the beginning of the World Cup, even amidst her busy travel schedule. Confident, she predicted a 2-0 victory for the national team and guaranteed that her support for the title is total, although she remains cautious when speaking about winning the sixth championship.
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“Brazil is the country of football, there’s no denying it. The day I was leaving to travel was Brazil’s first game in the World Cup, and I said, ‘My God, how good it is to be Brazilian.’ It was chaos here… I’m really rooting for Brazil, this is the first game I’ll experience like this. In the others, I was traveling, and I really want Brazil to win, and I think they’ll win 2-0. I don’t know if they’ll win the sixth title, but hopefully, I’m 100% supportive,” she said. Luana Santos
The fighter also made a point of demonstrating her admiration for Neymar, whom she considers a unique athlete on the field. Despite acknowledging the criticism and controversies surrounding the player, she emphasized that the number 10 continues to be decisive and brilliant when he plays.
“I’m a big fan of Neymar, even though he does a lot of stupid things, a lot of wrong things. But I really like him, I admire him a lot, I think he’s a fantastic athlete, when he steps onto the field he shines differently. Despite having a lot of haters, despite doing some stupid things, he’s human, you know? Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. But I like him, I’m really rooting for him to play and I want to see him play,” concluded the queen of TikTok.
Brazil will face Scotland in the 2026 World Cup.
Brazil enters the field for the third round of the 2026 World Cup group stage with the chance to secure first place and a spot in the next phase of the competition.
The team faces Scotland at Miami Gardens Stadium at 19 PM (Brasilia time).
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