UFC star reveals she\u2019s been blocked from walking out in cosplay Polyana Viana\/InstagramBrazilian strawweight and UFC star Polyana Viana says she\u2019d like to do cosplay walkouts but the UFC won\u2019t allow it. Polyana Viana returns to the octagon this weekend for UFC on ESPN 51, where she\u2019ll face off against Iasmin Lucindo at Las Vegas\u2019 UFC Apex. The bout\u2019s set for Saturday, August 12, and will be aired on ESPN and the streaming service ESPN+. In addition to her prowess at mixed martial arts, Viana is also well known for cosplaying some of her favorite anime characters. Every so often, the strawweight shares photos of these cosplay endeavors on Instagram, one of which shows her decked out in garb inspired by Naruto\u2019s Konan. While Viana would like to see the two worlds collide, she recently revealed that UFC has strict rules when it comes to walkouts. UFC star says cosplay walkouts are prohibited When asked by MMA Junkie if she\u2019d consider walking out wearing cosplay if it was allowed, Viana revealed that she\u2019s actually asked to do so several times in the past. Viana told the reporter through an interpreter, \u201cI\u2019ve tried so many times, and I\u2019ve actually asked to come in with a bandana. They\u2019ve never allowed it. I wanted a cape\u2026 I\u2019ve tried with like a blank bandana. I can\u2019t. Apparently, Naruto is a brand that does not allow it or something like that. I\u2019ve tried so many times. I\u2019ve asked. They never let me do it, but if I could, definitely I would.\u201d The brief anime discussion begins around the 4:25 timestamp in the video linked below (via MMA Junkie): It\u2019s unfortunate that the organization\u2019s rules prevent the UFC star from living out her anime cosplay dreams. But she\u2019d probably be at home in the wrestling world, given how often WWE and AEW fighters dress up as their favorite pop culture characters. Jade Cargill famously dressed up as She-Hulk for AEW All Out 2022. Cargill\u2019s also known for entering the arena in attire inspired by Jade from Mortal Kombat. And WWE\u2019s Tommaso Ciampa brought Kratos to the ring for Halloween a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UFC star reveals she\u2019s been blocked from walking out in cosplay Polyana Viana\/InstagramBrazilian strawweight and UFC star Polyana Viana says she\u2019d like to do cosplay walkouts but the UFC won\u2019t allow it. Polyana Viana returns to the octagon this weekend for UFC on ESPN 51, where she\u2019ll face off against Iasmin Lucindo at Las Vegas\u2019 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63114\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}