Rising UFC contender Jasmine Jasudavicius is able to placed on a present in her dwelling nation.
Driving a four-fight win streak, Jasudavicius is about for her hardest take a look at but when she meets former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade at UFC 315 on Saturday, Could 10.
Including to the joy, Jasudavicius might be competing in Canada the place she was born, raised, and witnessed the rise of Octagon icon Georges St-Pierre.
“Coming to Montreal, where ‘GSP’ started…and for us to be able to kind of continue on in the footsteps of the great, it kind of is like, surreal for me personally,” Jasudavicius mentioned in an interview with the UFC. “MMA has been growing in Canada so much and the support is unbelievable. And I’m just super looking forward to fighting and putting a show on in front of the fans.”
Jasmine Jasudavicius appears to enhance her spot within the flyweight high 10 at uFC 315
Jasudavicius is 7-2 below the UFC banner along with her most up-to-date victory coming through a unanimous choice over Mayra Bueno Silva in Saudi Arabia. The win moved her into the flyweight high 10, taking maintain of the No. 9 spot rankings.
With a win over Andrade in Montreal, she may overtake the No. 7 slot and doubtlessly set the stage for a shot at reigning flyweight titleholder Valentina Shevchenko. Simply as quickly as ‘Bullet’ settles some enterprise with Manon Fiorot. In fact, there are many thrilling matchups for Jasudivicius. Fights with ‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas, Natalia Silva, and Erin Blanchfield are all ripe for the selecting.
However earlier than she will be able to sit up for the highest of the burden class, she’ll need to get previous among the finest feminine fighters to ever step contained in the Octagon.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 13: Jessica Andrade of Brazil prepares to combat in a strawweight combat in the course of the UFC 300 occasion at T-Cell Enviornment on April 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC through Getty Photos)
