Virna Jandiroba punched the ticket to a shot in the strawweight world title at UFC 314 on Saturday night, with a dominant performance against top-ranked division contender Yan Xiaonan.
As expected, Jandirova went for a takedown early, but Xiaonan defended well and remained upright. Two minutes after the opening round, Giandirova shot for another attempt. This time, she managed to lower Xiaonan into muscle to a man near the fence.
Jandirova stepped into side control and quickly went to the armbar, but Xiaonan saw it coming and quickly pulled his arm out of danger. Xiaonan put Jandiroba back into her guard, but ate some solid ground and pound strikes. Jadiroba again attempted an armbar attempt on the watch with the remaining seconds, but “Nine” managed to get a round.
Jandirova wasted time returning Xiaonan to the mat in the second stanza and quickly brought her back. Jandirova was locked in the armbar in seconds to go to the round again, but Xiaonan defended and returned to her stool.
It took a while to get Xiaonan down to the third mat. Nevertheless, she made a muscle for a top ranked candidate that lasts more than two minutes to go to the fight, despite Xiaonan blatantly grabbing the fence. Giandirova took Xiaonan’s back and kept control over the rest of the round, capping on a totally dominant performance against the former Strawwight title challenger.
Official Results: Virgin Jadiroba def. Yan Xianonan Viginal System (30-27, 30, 30-27)