VANCOUVER - A decade into her career as a mixed martial arts fighter, Jasmine Jasudavicius is still learning.

Now the world is starting to learn about the Canadian, too.

Proof that Jasudavicius is grabbing attention came last week when she was nominated for World MMA's female fighter of the year award.

News of the honour caught the No. 5-ranked flyweight off guard.

“I was at the gym, and a teammate of mine told my coach, and then my coach came and told me, and I'm like, ‘No way! I can't believe that. How unbelievable," Jasudavicius said.

“It kind of shows that all my hard work and everything that I have been doing, it wasn't for nothing. I put in a lot of work, a lot of early mornings, a lot of leaving the gym crying because I had a bad practice, getting emotionally attached to it. So

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