After losing his belt, Bate-Estaca sends a message to fans: 'This happens to all fighters'

J. Andrade posts about defeat. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @jessicammapro

The Brazilian Jessica Stacker was defeated in her first defense of the strawweight belt (up to 52,1kg), last Saturday (31), when she faced the Chinese Weili Zhang at UFC Shenzhen. With the fans and a dangerous opponent against her, the Paraná native succumbed to pressure from her rival and ended up losing in the first round, making the fans celebrate at the venue. One day after the setback, the athlete used her official Instagram account to send a message to her supporters, in addition to rebutting her critics. The athlete cited examples of former champions who were beaten as motivation to rebuild her career.

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“I was waiting for a moment of tranquility to write to you. I want to thank all the true fans and friends for all the support! I am not sad. we did everything right. I was very well trained and focused. This was one of the fights I was best prepared for”, wrote Jéssica.

The former strawweight champion took the opportunity to analyze the moment in the fight when she realized her disadvantage. According to the fighter, the opponent's blows had an effect on the first contact and, although the Brazilian tried to recover, the Chinese's pressure was superior and prevented Andrade from moving away.

“Unfortunately, Zhang's hand came in first and I fell. Then came a sequence of elbows in which I blacked out and tried to recover; but soon came a knee, and then it was impossible to continue”, said Bate-Estaca.

The defeat did not make the Paraná native lower her head. Quite the opposite. The fighter now seeks strength in examples from the sport itself to be able to get back on her feet and seek a new chance to regain her title in the future.

“I don't feel ashamed, because this happens to all fighters one day. It has already happened with (José) Aldo, with Joanna (Jedrzejczyk), with (Cris) Cyborg, with Anderson Silva with Junior Gypsy”, explained the Brazilian.

Jéssica also left a message for those who are criticizing her performance in combat. According to Bate-Estaca, several messages contesting her performance have appeared on her social networks. The athlete then tried to target these people.

“I just want to leave this message to the critics: 'no one trains and enters the octagon to lose'. But the profession I chose has these things, doesn't it?

The fighter, however, stated that she intends to take some time off, as she has been training hard over the last eight months. For now, Ultimate has not signaled what the now champion's next challenge should be. Weili Zhang.

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I was waiting for a moment of tranquility to express for you, I want to thank all of you true friends and friends for all your support! I am not sad, we are not sure, I am very happy and well-known, I am very well prepared, but unhappily I joined Zhang first and I fell, then I saw a sequence of cotoveladas em que eu turn off and tempt me to recover more logo I saw a joelhada, and then it was impossible to continue, no shame because that is what happened with all the worshipers um day, it happened with Aldo, with Joana, with Cyborg with Anderson Silva, with Junior Cigano , enfim eu meu mestre @gilliardparana e todoipe @prvaletudo fizemos todo trabalho muito bem feito! We do not have anything or falar ou tempting to correct, or at least think that we could ter melito melhor, pois fizemos or melhor! Or what would be vitórias nao feel or bitter defeat? Um Campeão não é feito some of vitória, essa não foi a minha primeira defeat and certainly will not be last, seida lidar muito bem com tudo isso, com essa avalanche of criticism and absurdities that you conterrâneos estão dizendo, only quero deixar essa mensagem Critical years, * NO TREINA E ENTERS WITHIN DAQUELE OCTÓGONO TO LOSE * more to profissão than eu escolhi tem dessas coisas né, let's turn sim, mais fortes! And we are not founded, I tied up because I am not alone, I just remember, I have a solid career with 27 lutas, I went to Brasileira first to fight not octagon of the UFC and I am not a veteran event and not a world of feminine MMA , I turned to number 1 in the world, Sim, because there is only one champion in the world that lutou muito bem! E deserves or title. We continue not to climb because the place is, Life that follows! Tenho pessoas incíveis meu side, Não vejo at the time to turn home and rest, cheat um pouco with friends and family, pois vocês that we are truly condemned that these last months I was not easy lived 8 restless months of intense work, but I'm worth it. I sleep very quietly because either I am working, I am very happy, I am happy to this nation Brasileira and I do not have to be embarrassed.

A publication shared by Jessica Andrade "Bat Stake" (@jessicammapro) on Sep 1, 2019 at 12:41 PDT