Ultimate plans rematch between Rose Namajunas and Jéssica 'Bate-Estaca' for April

R. Namajunas (left) and J. Andrade (right) facing the UFC 237. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube ReactQ 2

The Ultimate board opened negotiations to re-edit the clash between the former strawweight champions (up to 52,1kg.), Rose namajunas and Jéssica 'Bate-Estaca'. The idea is to schedule the meeting for the UFC 249, which takes place on April 18, in Brooklyn, in the United States. The information was released by 'ESPN'.

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In the first meeting between the combatants, in May last year, at UFC 237, Rose namajunas, then champion of the division, went to Rio de Janeiro and put her title on the line against the Brazilian Jessica Andrade. The North American ended up being surprised by the Paraná native and suffered a brutal knockout, losing her number one position and making the Tupiniquim public celebrate.

After experiencing uncertainty as to whether she would continue her career, the American decided that she would continue working in MMA and must meet her former rival in a different situation than on the first occasion.

Coming from a defeat in his first attempt to defend his belt (in August, at UFC Shenzhen), Bate-Estaca needs to win to avoid a second consecutive setback and remain alive in the division's elite, which today has its latest tormentor, Weili Zhang, as champion.

A victory for Namajunas or Andrade places one of the athletes as favorites to exchange forces against the winner of the duel between Zhang and the former champion, Joanna Jędrzejczyk, who will compete for the belt in one of the fights of the UFC 248, which takes place on March 7.

the card of UFC 249 will feature the long-awaited duel between Khabib Nurmagomedov e Tony Ferguson for the lightweight title (up to 70,3kg.).