{"id":37871,"date":"2026-04-22T15:03:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Jasmine-Jasudavicius-refutes-rumors-of-nicotine-use-at-UFC-Winnipeg-200925"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:03:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:03:39","slug":"jasmine-jasudavicius-refutes-rumors-of-nicotine-use-at-ufc-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/jasmine-jasudavicius-refutes-rumors-of-nicotine-use-at-ufc-winnipeg\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasmine Jasudavicius refutes rumors of nicotine use at UFC Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jasmine-jasudavicius-refutes-rumors-of-nicotine-use-at-ufc-winnipeg.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jasmine-Jasudavicius-311001\">Jasmine<br \/>\nJasudavicius<\/a>\u2019 fight against <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Karine-Silva-153807\">Karine<br \/>\nSilva<\/a> was mostly uninteresting, barring a brief<br \/>\nmoment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jasudavicius (15-4) took on Silva in front of a home crowd at the<br \/>\nCanada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on Saturday.<br \/>\nJasudavicius picked up a unanimous decision win in a lukewarm bout<br \/>\nmostly marked with inaction. However, a moment in Jasudavicius\u2019s<br \/>\ncorner captured fans\u2019 attention. The 37-year-old was seen fiddling<br \/>\nwith something behind her lips, which fans suspected was a nicotine<br \/>\npouch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXTb4jWiGIf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-0.27272727272727\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>However, Jasudavicius denies using a nicotine pouch in her fight.<br \/>\nJasudavicius finds the accusations even funnier as she claims to be<br \/>\namong the very few fighters from her gym who don\u2019t use Zyn, a<br \/>\npopular brand of nicotine pouches used under the lip. Jasudavicius<br \/>\nclaims that she usually uses chewing gum during workouts and<br \/>\nwarm-up, and forgot to spit one out before walking into the Octagon<br \/>\nat <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-Fight-Night-April-18-111672\">UFC<br \/>\nWinnipeg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Looks Can Be Deceiving<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so funny because I\u2019m one of the only people in the gym who<br \/>\ndoesn\u2019t use those nicotine pouches\u2026 A teammate of mine actually did<br \/>\nfight in Honduras a couple of weeks ago with a nicotine pouch in,\u201d<br \/>\nJasudavicius said on \u201cThe Ariel Helwani Show.\u201d \u201cBut no, I train<br \/>\nwith gum, and I was warming up with gum&#8230; I\u2019ve fought with gum in<br \/>\nthe past, but I forgot to spit it out before the walkout, and it<br \/>\nwas still in my mouth. It\u2019s better than a toothpick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zyn has recently become extremely popular among fighters, with<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUFC<\/a> superstar <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Alex-Pereira-224511\">Alex<br \/>\nPereira<\/a> arguably being the biggest promoter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center readability=\"4.1689750692521\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.839335180055\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jasmine-Jasudavicius-311001\">Jasmine<br \/>\nJasudavicius<\/a> addresses rumors she fought with a nicotine pouch<br \/>\nin her mouth at UFC Winnipeg:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s so funny because I\u2019m one of the only people in the gym who<br \/>\ndoesn\u2019t use those nicotine pouches.<\/p>\n<p>I train with gum, and I was warming up with gum&#8230; I\u2019ve fought with<br \/>\ngum in\u2026 <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IdWzjOsPfb\">pic.twitter.com\/IdWzjOsPfb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/2046679370186842544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nApril 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jasmine Jasudavicius\u2019 fight against Karine Silva was mostly uninteresting, barring a brief moment.&nbsp; 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. 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