J. Andrade (photo) entering the fight. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook UFC
Five months after losing the straw belt (up to 52,1kg.), Jessica Andrade, 'Bate-Estaca', is ready to restart the journey towards becoming a title challenger. With fight confirmed for the UFC 249, on April 18, when he held another fight against Rose namajunas, the athlete seeks to get back on track to winning ways so she can once again fight for number one in her division. In an interview with 'Ag.Fight', the fighter spoke about expectations.
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“What I really wanted for this year, 2020, was to have the chance to fight for the belt again. Be with the Weili Zhang or with Joana (Jędrzejczyk). Having this chance again and showing that everything that happened was a mistake, that in fact I could have done more, but, at the time, her hand (Zhang) came in first than mine and I ended up losing the belt. But I want to show people that I will be a champion who will keep the belt”, said the woman from Paraná.
'Bate-Estaca', who lost her status as champion when she put her belt on the line against Weili Zhang, in the main fight of UFC Shenzhen, in August, in China, states that she is willing to have more than two clashes, if necessary for her to be placed as number one challenger.
For 2020 to be perfect, there would have to be this title fight, even if it's at the end of the year. I hope I can have two, three fights this year so I can fight for this belt. I’ll wait,” he concluded.
At 28 years old, Andrade is close to completing her 28th appearance since becoming a professional MMA fighter. Today, the Brazilian has 20 triumphs and seven setbacks.
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