Vancouver – Recent challenger to the women’s flyweight title, Manon Fiorot, returned to the win column at UFC Vancouver, earning a quick TKO finish over the rising Jasmine Jasudavicius.
While it wasn’t considered an upset (Fiorot was the favorite going into the fight), few expected Fiorot to wrap things up in just over a minute.
Among those who might have thought it possible, however, were her recent TriStar teammates. Fiorot (13-2) recently moved to the gym in Montreal, where she trained as a professional outside her native France for the first time. The camp was home to world famous fighters such as Georges St-Pierre, Rory MacDonald, Olivier Aubin-Mercier and currently Aiemann Zahabi.
“I made a lot of adjustments in my training camp with my training partners and my coach, but it was absolutely a perfect scenario for me,” Fiorot told the media after the fight, including Cageside Press, later adding that “tonight is the result of this good change.”
The flyweight, once again ranked No. 1 in the weight class, added that she plans to continue working with TriStar. “Yes. I will work with them again in my next fight. This was just perfect,” she stated.
While Jasudavicius immediately protested Saturday’s stoppage, Fiorot felt the referee made the right call. “If I had to say something about that, I think the stoppage is good, but I’m not a referee, so I don’t have to make a decision like that. But for me it’s a good stop.”[page].”
Watch the full UFC Vancouver post-fight press conference with Manon Fiorot above.
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