Ultimate Fighting Championship title at home.
Jasudavicius has the Canadian crowd behind him when he faces off
Erin Blanchfield October 17th at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. She considers the match an eliminator for the women’s flyweight title. With UFC 336 reportedly headed to Toronto next year, Jasudavicius hopes a win over Blanchfield will give him a quick turnaround and a title shot in Canada.
Jasmine Jasudavicius sees Erin Blanchfield fight at UFC Edmonton as path to Natalia Silva title rematch
Valentina Shevchenko vacated the 125-pound title due to injury and Natalia Silva won the vacant championship at UFC 332 with defeat Cong Wang by unanimous decision. Jasudavicius believes defeating Blanchfield on Saturday would warrant a rematch with Silva, calling the opportunity to challenge for the belt in Canada an “honour”.
“I think whoever wins this fight is going to have a shot at the title,” Jasudavicius said before media day.
UFC Edmonton. “I think this fight is a title loss. I’m not here for long; I’m here for a good time. So I’d love to stay active; I’d love to fight in Toronto and it would be an honor to fight for the belt in Toronto.”
Jasudavicius (15-4) is coming off a win Karine Silvabounced back from a deficit Manon Fiorot which ended a five game winning streak. The Canadian also lost to current champion Silva in her second UFC appearance in 2022.
