Leidiane Fernandes won $100,000 tourney in Brazil, and ‘the whole world will know me’ after Oktagon title

Brazilian MMA fighter Leidiane Fernandes, who won $100,000 by claiming the Jungle Fight strawweight title with a knockout over Brena Cardozo in 2025, is set to make her Oktagon MMA debut on Saturday, April 26, in Liberec, Czech Republic. She will face bantamweight champion Lucia Szabova for the vacant Oktagon flyweight belt at Oktagon 87. Fernandes, who holds a 9-2 record and has avenged her only recent loss during the Jungle Fight grand prix, says she aims to make her name known to 'the whole world' through the international platform.