Jasudavicius Says $10K UFC Winnipeg Fine Was Over Gum, Not Dip

Jasmine Jasudavicius won her UFC Winnipeg bout against Karine Silva in April, collected her show and win money, then got hit with a $10,000 fine on the way out the door. The reason: officials believed the No. 7-ranked flyweight had chewing tobacco in her mouth during the fight. She says it was gum.

Speaking ahead of Saturday's co-main event against Erin Blanchfield at UFC Edmonton, Jasudavicius told Full Send MMA she's still fuming about the five-figure hit from the Manitoba Combative Sports Commission. She insists the camera caught peppermint gum, not dip, and that she offered the commission an easy way to prove it.

Her pitch was simple. The gum fell out onto the mat mid-fight, she says, so she told officials to go grab it and test it however they wanted. According to Jasudavicius, the response was that they wouldn't do that — which left her stuck with the bill and, in her words, checking her bank account in disbelief.

A Costly Footnote to a Good Night

The sting is sharper because the fight itself was a step in the right direction. The unanimous-decision win over Silva snapped a rough patch after a loss to Manon Fiorot, and it pushed Jasudavicius to six wins in her last seven. At 15-4 (2 KO, 4 SUB), the Ontario native has quietly built one of the more consistent résumés in the division.

What Saturday Means

Now comes the real test. Blanchfield, 14-2 with five submissions, sits at No. 4 in the official rankings and carries far more finishing pedigree, most recently tapping Tracy Cortez with a second-round rear-naked choke. Jasudavicius is the No. 7 contender, and a win over a top-five name like Blanchfield would be the biggest of her career.

The math is straightforward for Jasudavicius. Beat Blanchfield and she's suddenly in the flyweight title conversation, with a shot potentially on the table in 2027. At minimum, she heads into this one with one less distraction than last time — and a resolve to keep whatever's in her mouth to herself.