Manon Fiorot bounced again from her title combat loss in a giant method after operating by means of Jasmine Jasudavicius within the first spherical at UFC Vancouver.
It was a disappointing night time for Fiorot when she confronted reigning UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko this previous Could, and he or she apparently determined to take out all her frustrations on Jasudavicius.
As quickly because the combat began, Fiorot was setting traps together with her strikes, attempting to get Jasudavicius to step into one in all her largest punches and it didn’t take lengthy for the sport plan to repay. As quickly as Jasudavicius moved ahead to reply an trade, Fiorot unloaded a wonderfully timed straight left hand that blasted the Canadian fighter and put her on wobbly legs.
Fiorot instantly took her to the bottom the place she began unloading pictures till referee Dan Miragliotta had no selection however to cease the competition. The official time of the stoppage got here at 1:14 within the opening spherical.
“I wished to come back again in right here, after my final combat, I used to be a bit depressed,” Fiorot admitted after her newest win. “It was a tough time for me. However we have been capable of get well and get again in right here with a giant win.
“We labored lots on our boxing. We have been assured that we have been going to come back in right here [and win] and there you go.”
It was a really spectacular displaying from Fiorot, particularly after she got here up brief in her bid to develop into champion. That setback apparently solely lit a brand new sort of fireplace within her transferring ahead. The knockout win re-established Fiorot as one of many prime fighters on this planet at 125 kilos.
Jasudavicius truly complained in regards to the stoppage, however replays confirmed Miragliotta clearly made a very good name. The outcome stops Jasudavicius’ five-fight win streak as she tastes defeat for the primary time since 2023.
