Jasmine Jasudavicius refutes rumors of nicotine use at UFC Winnipeg

Jasmine Jasudavicius’ fight against Karine Silva was mostly uninteresting, barring a brief moment. 

Jasudavicius (15-4) took on Silva in front of a home crowd at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on Saturday. Jasudavicius picked up a unanimous decision win in a lukewarm bout mostly marked with inaction. However, a moment in Jasudavicius’s corner captured fans’ attention. The 37-year-old was seen fiddling with something behind her lips, which fans suspected was a nicotine pouch. 

However, Jasudavicius denies using a nicotine pouch in her fight. Jasudavicius finds the accusations even funnier as she claims to be among the very few fighters from her gym who don’t use Zyn, a popular brand of nicotine pouches used under the lip. Jasudavicius claims that she usually uses chewing gum during workouts and warm-up, and forgot to spit one out before walking into the Octagon at UFC Winnipeg.

Looks Can Be Deceiving

“It’s so funny because I’m one of the only people in the gym who doesn’t use those nicotine pouches… A teammate of mine actually did fight in Honduras a couple of weeks ago with a nicotine pouch in,” Jasudavicius said on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” “But no, I train with gum, and I was warming up with gum… I’ve fought with gum in the past, but I forgot to spit it out before the walkout, and it was still in my mouth. It’s better than a toothpick.”

Zyn has recently become extremely popular among fighters, with UFC superstar Alex Pereira arguably being the biggest promoter. 

This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com

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