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 determination 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 received a battle on the scorecards.
“I actually felt like I adopted my recreation plan, that I did every little thing I may to win the battle,” Silva advised MMA Junkie and different reporters by an interpreter post-fight at UFC on ESPN 55. “I did every little thing we educated for, so I’m very completely satisfied and actually excited to look at my battle once more and see every little thing from the skin trying 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 might be ranked within the high 10 at ladies’s flyweight transferring ahead, and if she will get one other win towards ranked competitors, she’s going to make a callout that’s been stored in her again pocket.
“The one title that’s all the time on my thoughts, it’s just a little 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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