In her promotional debut, Silva completely out-worked Jasmine Jasudavicius in a bout that has aged exceptionally well for both women as they’ve continued to work forward in the talent-rich 125-pound ranks. Stoppage wins over Tereza Bleda and Victoria Leonardo followed before she started carving her way through ranked opponents.
First was Andrea Lee, followed by fellow Brazilians Viviane Araujo and Jéssica Andrade in 2024; the former is the veteran litmus test every hopeful needs to pass in order to progress into the Top 10, and the latter is a former strawweight champ and flyweight title challenger constantly at the ready to turn away those keen to break into the Top 5. Last year in Montreal, Silva established herself as the top…