A former title challenger got back heading in the right direction at UFC Vancouver.
Months after losing to women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 315, France’s Manon Fiorot is fighting in Canada once more.
The #2-ranked Fiorot defended her top spot within the division against Ontario’s Jasmine Jasudavicius in a flyweight bout on the UFC Vancouver fundamental card.
Fiorot’s striking was on display on Saturday, wobbling Jasudavicius with a shot early into the fight, one the Canadian didn’t get the possibility to get better from.
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Jasmine Jasudavicius protests Manon Fiorot’s TKO stoppage after she was on wobbly legs
Fiorot had Jasudavicius stumbling with a straight left.
Jasudavicius fell backwards onto the canvas and after five seconds of ground and pound from Fiorot, referee Dan Miragliotta put a stop to the competition.
Jasudavicius immediately talked to the referee post-fight, disagreeing with the stoppage.
Jasudavicius shrugged in disapproval as she walked away from Miragliotta, the identical referee who many criticized earlier within the night for initially stopping Kyle Nelson vs. Matt Frevola with three seconds on the clock before letting the motion proceed after round 1.
The fans had mixed reactions to the TKO stoppage.
“Jasmine did the chicken dance,” one fan wrote on X.
“I see WHY Dan stopped it along with her face touching the mat like that nevertheless it definitely wasn’t an important stoppage. She was on her knees, not flat, and was holding onto Manon attempting to stand up,” one other fan wrote.
“S— stoppage. She was getting hit but in addition attempting to arise when it was stopped. There’s one or two of those on every show nowadays,” one other fan voiced.
Manon Fiorot went viral for wearing a Labubu at UFC Vancouver
Fiorot had a jewel-encrusted Labubu necklace in her UFC Vancouver post-fight interview.
“I feel that’s a Labubu,” UFC commentator Paul Felder identified on the published.
“My daughter would go nuts for that one,” Felder said of Fiorot’s pendant.
“Literally the coldest Labubu I’ve ever seen lol,” one fan wrote on X.