Jacqueline Cavalcanti can now be thought of a authentic contender within the UFC’s ladies’s bantamweight scene following her victory over former title challenger Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC Vegas 111.
Silva gave the impression to be sluggish on the set off throughout the bout’s opening spherical, as Cavalcanti established management along with her jab and leg kicks. She turned up the tempo within the second spherical, mixing up her hanging whereas additionally working within the clinch.
Cavalcanti’s boxing was on full show by the point the third spherical arrived, and there, she managed to stroll down and stress Bueno Silva along with her hanging, doing injury round her face, as she went on to take the scorecards.
Jacqueline Cavalcanti Bests Mayra Bueno Silva At UFC Vegas 111
Jacqueline Cavalcanti is one of the best bantamweight within the UFC proper now. Give her the subsequent title shot after Nunes. #ufcvegas111 pic.twitter.com/oqRzItJQyt
— J
(@zombiemanjay) November 8, 2025
I’ve seen sufficient Jacqueline Cavalcanti would masterclass Kayla Harrison or Nunes. #ufcvegas111 pic.twitter.com/EHE6ok1aio
— J
can cavalcanti simply go in for the kill for as soon as in her life? you clearly are destroying her, she has nothing for you on the ft. end her ffs. #ufc
— atpwtathottie
(@rykhiaxox) November 8, 2025
Cavalcanti is now 10-1 as a professional, together with a 5-0 run within the UFC since her September 2023 Octagon debut. She has received eight consecutive fights general.
Bueno Silva has now misplaced 4 straight since falling brief in a ladies’s bantamweight title battle with Raquel Pennington at UFC 297. She can also be winless in her final 5, as her 2023 win over Holly Holm was overturned to a no contest.
