UFC fighters Mayra Bueno Silva and Jasmine Jasudavicius will make historical past this Saturday when the promotion returns to Saudi Arabia for a loaded Struggle Evening card.
Emanating from the ANB Enviornment in Riyadh, the occasion will see Israel Adesanya compete in his first non-title UFC bout in six years when he squares off with rising middleweight contender Nassourdine Imavov in the principle occasion. We’ll additionally get the return of former Bellator standout Michael ‘Venom’ Web page who is ready to sq. off with undefeated Russian knockout artist Shara Magomedov within the co-main.
However lengthy earlier than these two fights go down, historical past might be made when Bueno Silva and Jasudavicius take the stage, changing into the primary two feminine UFC fighters to compete in Saudi Arabia.
Forward of their flyweight conflict within the Center East, Bueno Silva supplied followers a have a look at the battle equipment each she and Jasudavicius might be sporting on Instagram.
Jasmine Jasudavicius exited to symbolize the UFC and ladies’s MMA in Saudi Arabia
Jasudavicius, who hails from Canada, shared her pleasure over the chance to make historical past and symbolize the game abroad.
“As soon as I heard about that, I used to be so impressed,” Jasudavicius advised MSN. “To have the ability to be the primary to have the ability to symbolize ladies’s martial arts abroad like that, it’s such an honor. I don’t take it evenly. I actually, actually am appreciative. I wish to be sure I placed on a extremely good and symbolize ladies’s martial arts to the Saudi Arabian individuals.”
She rides into Riyadh on a three-fight win streak, together with victories over Priscila Cachoeira, Fatima Kline, and Ariane Lipski da Silva. General, she is 6-2 below the UFC banner, 12-3 total.
“I’m actually wanting ahead to seeing what the tradition’s like and experiencing it proper then and there,” she added. “I really feel prefer it’s going to be super-cool.”
Her opponent, Bueno Silva, might be seeking to climb again into the win column after developing brief in her first UFC title battle in opposition to Raquel Pennington final January. She adopted that up with a second-round TKO loss attributable to a physician’s stoppage in opposition to Macy Chiasson at UFC 303 after struggling one of many worst cuts in promotional historical past.
