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#15 WFLW | Miranda Maverick (11-4, 4-2 UFC) vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (8-2, 2-1 UFC)ODDS: Maverick (-295), Jasudavicius (+245)
After a rough detour for a few fights, it looks like Maverick is back on the path towards realizing her potential as a prospect. Maverick came to the UFC in 2020 with a solid amount of hype, owing to her powerful wrestling game and consistent run of success despite being such a young fighter. After Maverick’s first two UFC fights, the talk of her as a future contender only got louder; she leaned on her striking in a dominant UFC debut against Liana Jojua, then shut down ace grappler Gillian Robertson in her sophomore effort. However, that momentum collapsed in just a few months, owing to losses against fellow young guns Maycee Barber and Erin Blanchfield. The loss to Barber was admittedly close, but the dominant showing from Blanchfield meant Maverick suddenly found herself falling behind as the potential future of the division. Fortunately, 2022 was an impressive rebound year for Maverick, who may have just had to work out some issues after a change in camps. Her wins over Sabina Mazo and Shanna Young saw her look like a far more consistent and complete fighter, even if her ground game remains her bread and butter. Up next: a tougher test in Canada’s Jasudavicius, another prospect looking to build her own momentum. A late-comer to the sport, Jasudavicius is a bit on the older side for a prospect, but she has some impressive tools with which to work, mostly centered on her size for the flyweight division. Over time, she has developed an ability to march opponents down and swamp them with pressure, mostly in the form of a solid wrestling game of her own. However, the lone loss of Jasudavicius’ UFC career thus far, which came about a year ago to Natalia Silva, served as an example of how things can go south for the Canadian. As a larger fighter, Jasudavicius tends towards the slower-footed side, which allowed Silva to outmaneuver her for three rounds and score a dominant decision victory. Maverick does not figure to be elusive enough to follow that gameplan, which means this fight should hinge on the wrestling advantage. That likely favors Maverick but could go either way. Maverick’s takedown defense has looked surprisingly porous at times, and Jasudavicius seems to take more initiative in getting to that part of her game. Still, the pick is Maverick via decision.
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