Edmonton — Following her own win over Erin Blanchfield, and Mike Malott’s knockout of Joaquin Buckley, Jasmine Jasudavicus called Saturday’s UFC Edmonton “an unreal night.”
“It was great for me to get in there and prove how good of a grappler I am. I’m the best women’s grappler in the division,” Jasudavicius (16-4) said backstage at Rogers Place in Edmonton, speaking with media outlets including Cageside Press. “Honestly, I’m going to say, in the world. Just saying.”
Blanchfield, ranked a couple spots ahead of the Canadian standout (something that will be changing shortly no doubt), had been campaigning for a title fight. To be fair, both fighters were, but the American also came in as the favorite, and might have been overconfident ahead of the fight.
“I do think that she did underestimate me. She’s obviously a talented grappler, but I’m big, I’m strong, I’m really good at grappling,” suggested Jasudavicius.
The UFC is now set to return to Toronto in January, with a numbered event at the ScotiaBank area. The first of 2027. A title fight with a Canadian would no doubt be huge.
“I’m looking forward to it. How sick would that be. Title fight in Toronto, baby. Woohoo!” exclaimed Jasmine on Saturday. She’d later note that “the division is completely open, and I think that that puts me right in that spot.” As an added bonus, her and Silva have fought once before. It was Jasudavicius’s second scrap in the UFC, and while it didn’t go her way, “we have some history, so that would be a pretty epic story.”
Dana White told Cageside Press on Saturday that the timing of Jasudavicius’s victory certainly didn’t hurt her case for a title shot. And she’s clearly excited at the prospect. “I feel like the UFC is really growing in Canada. You hear the crowd. Was that not unreal out there, right? Imagine that, in Toronto, me with a title fight, that would be an awesome story.”
Regardless, the growth of Jasmine Jasudavicius has been incredible to watch. From the girl who once was best known for saying she was “here for a good time, not a long time,” she’s now here to be the best.
“I’m here for a purpose. I’m not just here to enjoy some fights, just kind of see— I’m trying to become the best in the world. That is my purpose. Every single day when I’m in the gym, that’s my purpose. I’m not just doing a technique to do a technique. I’m focused.,” she stated. “I’m doing everything in order to be the best I can possibly be when it counts, when it matters. And tonight it mattered, and tonight I’m glad I was able to show that I have the ability to be the best in the world.”
Watch the full UFC Edmonton post-fight press conference with Jasmine Jasudavicius above.