Jasmine Jasudavicius addresses rumor that she fought UFC Winnipeg fight with prohibited item in mouth

The UFC Winnipeg star has addressed the rumors that she fought her fight with a nicotine pouch in her mouth.

This past Saturday at UFC Winnipeg, Canadian star Jasmine Jasudavicius returned to motion for the primary time in six months when she took on Karine Silva.

The 37-year-old successfully bounced back from her title eliminator bout against Manon Fiorot with a unanimous decision win in front of her home crowd.

But just days after her win in Winnipeg, video footage began to emerge online of Jasudavicius with what looked like a nicotine pouch in her mouth during her fight.

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Jasudavicius claims it was chewing gum in her mouth during her fight

Within the footage that began to flow into online, you would clearly see a white object in her mouth in between rounds, and before putting her mouthguard back in, she shifted the item underneath her bottom lip.

This led to fans accusing her of using a ‘zyn’ during her fight, which is prohibited within the Unified Rules of MMA, as are some other foreign objects within the mouth.

UFC legend Benson Henderson famously fought several fights throughout his profession with a toothpick in his mouth and UFC boss Dana White called it ‘the craziest thing I’ve ever seen’.

And now, Jasudavicius has addressed the rumors, claiming that it was just a bit of chewing gum in her mouth.

“It’s so funny that everyone seems to be saying I had a nicotine pouch in,” Jasudavicius told the Ariel Helwani show.

“No, I train with gum and I used to be warming up with gum, sometimes I like, I’ve fought with gum in my mouth prior to now, but I forgot to spit it out before the walkout and it was just still in my mouth, higher than a toothpick.

“I feel it’s hilarious, I don’t really care, it’s funny to me. Hey, I like that folks are talking about it. I all the time have gum. Okay, if I choke on it (it’s my fault), I all the time train with gum.

“I didn’t even give it some thought, it went in with my mouthguard and I still chew it normal, after which I just took it in between my lip after which in the course of the rounds I actually have a few chews.”

The 37-year-old went on to say that chewing gum while she is sparring or fighting helps her regulate her respiration.

Technically, having chewing gum in the course of the fight continues to be in breach of the Unified Rules of MMA, nevertheless, it is incredibly unlikely that Jasudavicius faces any repercussions.