Novaes found out that she won her recent bout while pregnant. The news came to her after she went to see a doctor because she was having trouble cutting weight for her fight on August 21. The strawweight was told she was 24 weeks pregnant and that her child was healthy and strong.
The 24.year-old fighter won the Noxii 115-pound title on May 17. However, she fell ill afterwards and she said she was ill for a while with cramps, colic and headaches. She was also feeling tired and couldn’t go running. She was trying to cut weight for her first match in RFA, or Resurrection Fighting Alliance.
Noxii, an MMA organization in Brazil, didn’t test the fighter before she stepped into the ring to fight. Bruno Barros, a promoter, said that no test was requested. He said he didn’t even think about the possibility of a pregnant woman fighting.
As for Novaes, she will not be fighting in tonight’s event.
Novaes has won 8 fights and lost 2. Her most recent win was in May, against Renata Baldan. She defeated Baldan via decision. Prior to that fight, she defeated Jessica Suelem Doelle in August of 2013, and she won that fight via TKO.
