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Jasmine Jasudavicius beat Mayra Bueno Silva with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 250 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Take a look inside the fight with Jasudavicius, who became the first UFC women’s winner in the first UFC women’s fight in Saudi Arabia history.
Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Mayra Bueno Silva
Result: Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Mayra Bueno Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Updated records: Jasudavicius (13-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC), Silva (10-5-1 MMA, 5-5-1 UFC)
Key stats: Jasudavicius landed three takedowns for more than 7 minutes of control time and outstruck Silva by a factor of 4:1, 164-41.
Jasudavicius on the fight’s key moment
“Obviously, it was a hard fight. I would’ve liked to open up more and show more, but she’s hard. I’m glad I won three straight rounds. It wasn’t like, ‘Oooh, I don’t know for sure if I won that.’ It was a for-sure thing, so I think it puts me in a good place.”
Jasudavicius on a tough training camp
“I went over to Thailand and I did camp there. I missed Christmas, I missed New Year’s, I missed all the time with my family. There’s a lot of sacrifice that went into this camp. To go in there and get my hand raised was such a blessing.”
Jasudavicius on what she wants next
“She fought for the belt before at the weight class above, so having the win over her with the score that I did puts me in a good place. I want that belt for myself. I want that belt so bad, and I’ll do anything to get there. … Anything that gets me closer to the belt, that’s what I’m here for.”
To hear more from Jasudavicius, check out his post-fight interview above.
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