Ariane da Silva delivered a dominant exhibiting in her Sensible Cage debut at PFL Pittsburgh.
By the primary two rounds, da Silva maintained management of the combat by mixing up her strikes and placing Inaba on her again foot. Her largest second got here within the waning seconds of the second spherical when da Silva landed a counter proper that put Inaba on the mat. Smelling blood within the water, da Silva swarmed in and unleashed a flurry of floor strikes, however Inaba managed to stave off the assault and make it again to her stool.
With Inaba in determined want of a end, she picked up the tempo in spherical three, placing stress on da Silv and busting up the previous UFC standout’s nostril.
As Inaba continued to uncork combos late, da Silva attacked Inaba’s decrease extremities. That allowed da Silva to create a long way between the 2, permitting da Silva to journey out the clock and safe a victory on the scorecards.
Official End result: Ariane da Silva def. Sumiko Inaba through unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
With the victory, the ‘Queen of Violence’ snaps a three-fight dropping skid and secures her first victory since December 2023. The choice improved her general document to 18-11 and netted her a much-needed W in her PFL debut.
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