Jasmine Jasudavicius is looking to get back on the winning track with a Canadian crowd on her side.
The UFC announced Tuesday that Jasudavicius (14-4) is set to fight Karine Silva (19-6) in a flyweight bout at UFC Winnipeg on April 18.
Ag. Fight was first to report the matchup, which was originally planned for an Ottawa event in April before UFC Winnipeg was finalized.
This is an important fight for Jasudavicius, who was on the cusp of a title shot before suffering a fast first-round knockout loss against
Manon Fiorot this past October. Prior to that setback, Jasudavicius had won five straight fights, including victories over former UFC champion Jessica Andrade and one-time title challenger Mayra Bueno Silva. The St. Catharines, Ontario, native is currently No. 10 at 125 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings.
Silva (No. 15) has lost two of her past three fights, sandwiching a decision win over Dione Barbosa between losses to Maycee Barber and Viviane Araujo.
Alberta’s Melissa Croden (7-3) will also be defending home soil when she meets Daria Zhelezniakova in a bantamweight bout. Croden is 1-1 in her first two UFC outings, while Zhelezniakova has won three of her past four fights, most recently defeating Melissa Mullins.
UFC Winnipeg takes place at Canada Life Centre is headlined by a welterweight bout between Gilbert Burns and Mike Malott.
