An important women’s flyweight fight is headed to Montreal. At UFC 315, former champion Alexa Grasso will battle surging contender Natalia Silva in a three-round bout. The event takes place May 10 at Bell Center. The promotion announced the bout Tuesday through Canadian broadcast partner Sportsnet. Grasso (16-4-1 MMA,...
With four straight wins, Jasmine Jasudavicius has put herself firmly into a small circle of UFC contenders at flyweight. The 36-year-old Canadian is coming off what might be her biggest win yet, and even though contenders Manon Fiorot and Erin Blanchfield are presumably the next two in line for...
If Natalia Silva wasn’t a contender prior to Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 242, she is now. In what was her most high-profile test to date, Silva (17-5-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) defeated Jessica Andrade (26-12 MMA, 17-10 UFC) by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). The flyweight bout was the co-main...
LAS VEGAS – Natalia Silva’s seven-month absence from the octagon ahead of UFC Fight Night 242 has been the product of personal struggle. “I had a hard moment in my life,” Silva told MMA Junkie and other reporters at Wednesday’s media day. “I lost my sister recently, four months...
LAS VEGAS – For Natalia Silva, it doesn’t matter who she fights next, as there’s only one thing she has her eyes on: The UFC championship belt. The Brazilian women’s flyweight continued her impressive streak Saturday and improved her run to 11-0 since her most recent defeat, which dates...
LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 235, which takes place at the UFC Apex with a card that streams entirely on ESPN+, goes down Saturday. Before fight night arrives, though, notable athletes from the main card spoke to reporters Wednesday at media day. If you happened to miss any...
" LAS VEGAS – Women’s UFC flyweight Natalia Silva is starting to make noise in the division with her performances. Silva (15-5-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) picked up her first win of 2023 by finishing Victoria Leonardo with a series of hard strikes in the first round. She credits her...
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