Karine Silva will keep ‘unreachable’ callout secret

LAS VEGAS – Karine Silva isn’t ready to make callouts after her UFC on ESPN 55 victory, but she’s getting closer to it.

Silva (18-4 MMA, 4-0 UFC) continued the unbeaten start to her octagon tenure Saturday with a unanimous decision victory over Ariane da Silva (17-9 MMA, 6-6 UFC) in their women’s flyweight bout at the UFC Apex. It’s the first time in the Brazilian’s career she won a fight on the scorecards.

“I really felt like I followed my game plan, that I did everything I could to win the fight,” Silva told MMA Junkie and other reporters through an interpreter post-fight at UFC on ESPN 55. “I did everything we trained for, so I’m very happy and really excited to watch my fight again and see everything from the outside looking in.”

Silva revealed a minor toe injury stemming from the bout, but doesn’t think it’s anything that will deter him from getting two more fights in this year.

There’s hope from Silva she will be ranked in the top 10 at women’s flyweight moving forward, and if she can get another win against ranked competition, she will make a callout that’s been kept in her back pocket.

“The only name that is always on my mind, it’s a little bit unreachable for me right now,” Silva said. “So I’ll be ready for whoever the UFC has for me next. Maybe next time I’ll be able to call out the one that I want.”

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