Mayra Bueno Silva joined The Combating Nerds forward of her UFC Saudi Arabia conflict with Jasmine Jasudavicius on Feb. 1 however that call isn’t associated to coaching or her MMA profession.
“Sheetara”, who educated at American Prime Crew in Florida previous to the transfer, informed MMA Combating that returning to Sao Paulo, the house state of her spouse Gloria de Paula, was to begin develop the household. Collectively since August of 2016, Silva and de Paula are actually planning to have a child.
“We’re going to be mothers,” Silva mentioned, “so we’ll begin the in vitro fertilization course of and be near household, near residence and out mothers, as a result of it’s a tough course of for Gloria whereas I’m in camp. I would like her to be as comfy as attainable and surrounded by love. That’s why we’re again. I really like American Prime Crew, I really like my little man ‘Parrumpa’. We had no points, nothing like that. We solely got here again as a result of we determined to turn into moms.”
Silva competed for the UFC bantamweight belt in January 2024 and now returns to flyweight on the lookout for extra challenges. De Paula, alternatively, went 0-2 since parting methods with the UFC in June 2022. “Sheetara” additionally needs to get pregnant in the future, she mentioned, but it surely’s “Glorinha’s” flip now.
“We began the IVF course of now,” Silva mentioned. “Gloria will get pregnant now, and sooner or later it’s my flip. I actually wish to get pregnant. My dream as a toddler was to get married and turn into a mother. I wish to get pregnant sooner or later, sure.
“I dream of being a mom, too, and the tip of the profession comes quicker for girls,” she continued. “I imagine I’ve what, 5 years left in my profession? If you consider it, it’s not so much. Males last more. So I wish to get pleasure from each little second, each struggle. We struggle two, thrice a yr, and that’s not a lot for all of the arduous work we put in. I wish to get pleasure from each course of as a result of all of it ends so quick, and in the future I’ll be telling my children what I used to do.”
The 33-year-old fighter is reducing again to flyweight greater than three years after leaving the division on the lookout for “motivation” and “enjoyable” after arising quick in a title struggle at bantamweight.
“It’s the enjoyable of beginning one thing new in a quest for a belt, one thing that lights up a hearth in me once more.” Silva mentioned. “Can I do it? Can I am going after one other belt? It’s arduous, but it surely lights up a cool fireplace in me, it retains me alive.”
Slicing the additional 10 kilos isn’t straightforward, although, and “Sheetara” has to make sacrifices to be able to get right down to 125 kilos on Friday morning. But, Silva mentioned that being “extraordinarily hyperactive” helps her take care of arduous duties. Her final flyweight bout was a choice loss to Manon Fiorot in Las Vegas — and she or he completely hates trying again at that struggle week.
“The burden minimize for Fiorot is one thing I don’t even like remembering as a result of she had COVID at the moment [and postponed the fight] and I needed to minimize weight twice,” Silva mentioned. “It was very unhappy to me, ? That’s once I had concussion due to the dehydration. It was a horrible struggle, the worst struggle of my life. That was a really painful course of in my life.
“I’m wholesome now, I’m advantageous, I’m reducing down in weight and it’s good. Is it arduous? Yeah, typically you go to a celebration and may’t eat. You possibly can’t go to the flicks, you might have restrictions at residence. Typically Gloria needs to eat one thing and I can’t, however I’m attempting to benefit from the course of as a result of I don’t have a lot time left doing this.”
Jasudavicius, winner of her previous three with two $50,000 efficiency bonuses cashed, welcomes Silva again to the flyweight division trying to enter the highest 10 of the UFC’s 125-pound weight class. Silva is aware of her effectively, and sees holes in her sport.
“We’ve comparable kinds, she’s a grappling finisher and so am I,” Silva mentioned. “I really like Jasmine. We’ve educated collectively at American Prime Crew and she or he’s sensational, has tremendous high-level grappling and I’ve to watch out or she will be able to complicate issues for me. However she’s good at one thing I’m wonderful at, which is ending fights. The match-up is unhealthy for her, I feel. We see many holes in her sport, however she’s a really robust lady.”
