Canadian flyweight champion Jasmine Jasudavicius fights for the UFC card in Las Vegas in September – Sport

Canadian flyweight champion Jasmine Jasudavicius meets American Tracy Cortez on a UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas in September.

The 34-year-old from St. Catharines, Ontario, who trains in Niagara Falls, Ontario, has won her last two games, securing decisions over American Miranda (Fear The) Maverick and Brazil Gabrielle ( Gabi) Fernandes in Las Vegas in February.

Jasudavicius (9-2-0) is 3-01-0 in the UFC since earning her contract with Dana White’s Contender Series in September 2021. She won her UFC debut in January 2022 with a decision over American Kay Hansen at UFC 270 before losing a decision to Brazilian Natalia Silva in June 2022.

Cortez (10-1-0) has won all four UFC games and is on a 10-fight win streak.

The main event on the September 18 card at T-Mobile Arena is a flyweight title rematch between Mexico’s Alexa Grasso and Kyrgyzstan’s Valentina (Bullet) Shevchenko.

Grasso dethroned Shevchenko at UFC 285 in March, subduing the longtime champion in the fourth round. Shevchenko had defended the 125-pound title seven times since winning it by unanimous decision over Poland’s Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 231 in Toronto in December 2018.

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This report from The Canadian Press was first published on July 17, 2021.