LAS VEGAS – Karine Silva isn’t able to make callouts after her UFC on ESPN 55 victory, however she’s getting nearer to it.
Silva (18-4 MMA, 4-0 UFC) continued the unbeaten begin to her octagon tenure Saturday with a unanimous resolution victory over Ariane da Silva (17-9 MMA, 6-6 UFC) of their ladies’s flyweight bout on the UFC Apex. It’s the primary time within the Brazilian’s profession she gained a struggle on the scorecards.
“I actually felt like I adopted my sport plan, that I did every little thing I might to win the struggle,” Silva advised MMA Junkie and different reporters by way of an interpreter post-fight at UFC on ESPN 55. “I did every little thing we educated for, so I’m very glad and actually excited to observe my struggle once more and see every little thing from the surface wanting in.”
Silva revealed a minor toe damage stemming from the bout, however doesn’t suppose it’s something that may deter him from getting two extra fights on this yr.
There’s hope from Silva she shall be ranked within the prime 10 at ladies’s flyweight transferring ahead, and if she will be able to get one other win towards ranked competitors, she’s going to make a callout that’s been saved in her again pocket.
“The one identify that’s all the time on my thoughts, it’s a bit bit unreachable for me proper now,” Silva stated. “So I’ll be prepared for whoever the UFC has for me subsequent. Perhaps subsequent time I’ll be capable to name out the one which I would like.”
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