If Natalia Silva didn’t have already got your consideration, she ought to now after profitable a lopsided choice over Jessica Andrade within the UFC Vegas 97 co-main occasion.
In her greatest check thus far, Silva placed on a putting clinic as she saved Andrade guessing from the primary second of the battle till the final. From fast hearth punches to spinning wheel kicks, Silva emptied her arsenal to beat up Andrade in each spherical with all three judges in the end scoring the battle 30-27 in her favor.
Silva has now received six fights in a row within the UFC and it’s going to be powerful to disclaim her a possible title eliminator within the close to future.
“I knew the technique, that she was going to strain me and are available shut,” Silva mentioned concerning the battle. [I told my team] I’m going to be working round this octagon.
“Dana [White], I got here right here to be a champion. I need that shot.”
With Andrade in sizzling pursuit, Silva employed good footwork and motion to circle across the cage and tagging the previous champion with a wide range of strikes from the surface. Andrade was struggling to shut the space however in these moments when she was in a position to lure Silva, she unloaded big heavy punches in succession.
Regardless of the strain and uncooked energy coming from Andrade, Silva displayed exceptional endurance to arrange her combos and she or he saved mixing issues up to verify she was by no means predictable. Silva was throwing three or 4 strikes at a time in comparison with one haymaker coming again at her from Andrade and the numbers have been actually beginning to rack up for the Brazilian prospect.
As Silva continued to chip away, Andrade tried to desperately to get inside however she simply couldn’t discover a dwelling for her punches. As Andrade continued to aggressively pursue her opponent in hopes of turning the tables, Silva uncorked a superbly timed punch that blasted her instantly within the eye.
Andrade winced in ache and backed up momentarily however she was in a position to blink out the harm performed earlier than resetting within the heart of the cage.
Because the battle moved into the ultimate spherical, Silva was actually settling right into a rhythm, snapping off combos and displaying virtually no concern of reprisal. Andrade was additionally slowing down and that allowed Silva to essentially choose and select her pictures.
With time working on her, Andrade even tried to show to her grappling however Silva shrugged off the takedown makes an attempt and continued to select her aside from the surface. Silva didn’t decelerate till the battle was over and she or he secured her victory.
Following this newest win, Silva undoubtedly put the flyweight division on discover and it’s powerful to think about she doesn’t have a good greater battle awaiting her when she competes once more.
