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Mayra Bueno wants to break the record for armbar submissions in the UFC.
Mayra Bueno Silva just picked up her second armbar victory in the Octagon, at UFC Vegas 11, but that’s not where she wants to stop.
After tapping out Mara Romero Borella in the first round of their fight, the Brazilian reveals to draw inspiration from former female bantamweight champion and armbar queen herself, Ronda Rousey.
In an interview with Ag Fight, Silva says she wishes to go above and beyond to become the athlete with most armbar wins in the promotion. In order to achieve that, Mayra will need to surpass the mark of none other than former flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, who holds four such wins in the promotion: over John Moraga, Wilson Reis, Ray Borg and Kyoji Horiguchi.
“I’ll tell you something that used to happen when I started training. I would watch Ronda Rousey and think it was incredible how she would finish everyone with an armbar. I would tell my friends I was going to break the record for armbar wins in the UFC, it’s my favorite submission.”
“I got emotional there (after the win), because the ones who follow me know.” Mayra continued. “I’ve been struggling with injuries. I’ve been a professional fighter for five years and I’ve had four surgeries. This is the first time I fight and don’t need surgery. It was hard, but I’m very happy.”
Before the win over Borella, Mayra Bueno Silva (7-1) suffered a unanimous decision loss to Maryna Moroz, back in March. Before the loss, the 29-year-old debuted in the Octagon with an armbar victory over Gillian Robertson, in September 2018.