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Jasmine Jasudavicius is buying for opponents with “low numbers” next to their names as she climbs the UFC flyweight ladder, which could well perchance encompass Erin Blanchfield.
Jasudavicius currently defeated Fatima Kline at UFC Denver, who coincidentally sufficient, is Blanchfield’s teammate. With Jasudavicius in the starting attach location to face a top-10 opponent before Kline subbed in on brief gape for her octagon debut, she believes Blanchfield would verify off the complete containers.
“I treasure it,” Jasudavicius mentioned on The MMA Hour . “I mediate it’s seemingly. I indicate, why no longer? Her team already studied to war me, so let’s merely location it up.”
Blanchfield currently suffered her first octagon defeat, shedding a lopsided unanimous choice to Manon Fiorot in the first match of UFC Atlantic City in March. Jasudavicius mentioned she already had her preliminary booking with Viviane Araujo on the time of that war, so she knows she watched Blanchfield’s shedding performance, she merely doesn’t possess a right memory of it.
“I endure in mind watching the war, nonetheless when I’ve bought a war booked, I roughly don’t snoop on the leisure,” Jasudavicius mentioned. “Now that I’m free, out of camp, I will gain up on the complete lot, watch who I’m going to call out next.
“She’s clearly an even option. I endure in mind her being on the radar before, so we’ll watch what Mick [Maynard] has in store for me.”
Jasudavicius is currently ranked No. 14 in UFC’s flyweight rankings, and Blanchfield could well be an unlimited different to gain to the tip five. Whether it’s Blanchfield or one other ranked fighter, the Canadian gentle is ready for the phone to ring for no topic comes her way.
“I heard there’s a card coming to Canada in November, that can perchance well be awesome,” Jasudavicius mentioned. “Actually, I didn’t take any damage — bought fairly sunless watch, a scratch — nonetheless I will turn around and I will war any other time next month, or next week. So we’ll roughly watch. I’ll take about a days and we’ll watch what the team says, nonetheless I don’t know. I’m ready to soar on alternatives.”