Mayra Bueno Silva registered a phenomenal victory at UFC Vegas 77 against the former bantamweight champion Holly Holm. Silva won one of the biggest fights of her career when she defeated Holm by submission in the second round itself.
Silva started in a slow and composed manner and was waiting for Holm to get in a favorable position for her. However, it did not take long for ‘Sheetara’ to trap her opponent in a standing guillotine to register a second round finish. Fight fans were amazed by this nasty choke which is also known as a ‘Ninja Choke’.
Mayra Bueno Silva called out Julianna Pena after the fight demanding a fight with her for the vacant bantamweight title. The former UFC champion Pena took no time to respond to that and tweeted that she was ready to thrash both Silva and Raquel Pennington.
Did I hear someone say the name of the #peopleschamp? Perfect. Get in line. I’ll do you and Raquel in the same night. Who else wants a beating ?
— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) July 16, 2023
Mayra Bueno Silva demands title shot after her win at UFC Vegas 77
“I do what I said. Now I want the belt because I deserve it,” Bueno Silva shouted. “Nobody finish like me. I deserve the belt. Hey Julianna Pena, let’s go. I deserve this, you deserve this. The people deserve this. I finish my fights. I give a show for everybody – said Silva
“This belt is my belt. This belt is Amanda’s belt. This belt is a Brazilian belt. This is for Amanda Nunes. This is for my country.” – she added.
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This was Mayra Bueno Silva’s 4th consecutive victory after making a comeback to the 135 lb. category of the game.
Her second round win against Holly Holm also earned her a bonus of $50,000 for Performance of the Night. With this win by submission, Silva has tied a UFC record set by former champion Ronda Rousey.
Mayra Bueno Silva ties Ronda Rousey for the most submission wins in women’s bantamweight history with 3.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) July 16, 2023
‘Rowdy’ left UFC in 2016 and still her record for most submissions in the women’s bantamweight division was untouched until UFC Vegas 77 when Silva got her third submission win and equaled the record.
A bantamweight title match between Silva and Julianna Pena makes sense now but we will have to wait to see what the promotion has in mind.
