Canadian flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius extended her winning streak to four fights with a unanimous decision victory over Brazilian Mayra Bueno Silva at a UFC Fight Night card in Saudi Arabia. Jasudavicius dominated the fight, taking Bueno Silva down in all three rounds and securing her spot as the first Canadian woman to earn a UFC contract on 'Dana White's Contender Series'.
RIYADH — Canadian flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius extended her winning streak to four fights with an impressive unanimous decision over Brazilian Mayra Bueno Silva on a UFC Fight Night card Saturday.The 35-year-old from St. Catharines, Ont., was the busier fighter, scoring with more strikes and taking Bueno Silva down in all three rounds. The bout ended with Bueno Silva, who was returning to the flyweight division, tied up like a pretzel underneath the Canadian.
The fight marked a return to the 125-pound class for Bueno Silva after a three-fight winless streak that included an unsuccessful bid for the vacant bantamweight title against American Raquel Pennington at UFC 297 in January 2024 in Toronto. The two, no strangers having trained together in Florida several years ago, traded early leg kicks with Bueno Silva stalking Jasudavicius. The two went to the ground with Jasudavicius, on top, fighting off a choke.
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