Jasmine Jasudavicius upsets Erin Blanchfield, calls for a flyweight title shot at Natalia Silva

Jasmine Jasudavicius scored the biggest win of her career on October 17, outpointing Erin Blanchfield by unanimous decision in the women's flyweight co-main event of UFC Fight Night 291 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, according to UFC's own results recap. All three judges scored the bout 29-28 for Jasudavicius (16-4), who used repeated takedowns and extended grappling control over the first two rounds to build a lead Blanchfield could not overcome.

Blanchfield (14-3), one of the division's established contenders, pressed the action and won the striking exchanges in the third round, but it was not enough to turn the scorecards, Yahoo Sports reported. The loss was only the second of Blanchfield's UFC career, and the win extended Jasudavicius's run to seven victories in her last eight fights.

A title shot and a rematch

Jasudavicius used her post-fight interview to call for a shot at flyweight champion Natalia Silva, who won the vacant title by unanimous decision over Wang Cong at UFC 332 on October 3 in Salt Lake City, after Valentina Shevchenko vacated the belt because of an undisclosed injury, according to ESPN.

Jasudavicius and Silva have met once before. Silva beat Jasudavicius by decision in June 2022, in what was Jasudavicius's UFC debut. Pointing to that history, Jasudavicius argued the division is wide open after Shevchenko's vacancy and Silva's title change, saying the division being open puts her right in the contender spot, and floated a possible title fight at UFC 336 in Toronto on January 30, Heavy.com reported.

The UFC has not announced a flyweight title fight for that card, and no rematch with Silva has been confirmed by the promotion. Jasudavicius's win over a ranked contender nonetheless strengthens her case for a title opportunity in a division reshuffled by Shevchenko's injury and Silva's recent title win.