Seventh place in the UFC strawweight ranking (up to 52,1kg), Amanda lemos achieved the biggest victory of his career by knocking out his compatriot Marina Rodriguez, owner of third place in the category, in the main fight of UFC Las Vegas 64, event held last Saturday (5). This victory may have qualified the woman from Pará to compete for the belt in her next exhibition.
In a press conference held after the event, Amanda lemos confirmed that she believes she has earned the position of next challenger for the strawweight belt.
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“For sure (I’m next for the belt). I'm ready to fight. I'm going to go home now, rest for a week and go back to the gym to train and wait for my opportunity”, guaranteed Amandinha.
Current belt holder, Carla esparza defends her title next Saturday (12), against former champion Weli Zhang, in the co-main fight of UFC 281. Amanda lemos he regretted not being able to be present at the event, but he bet on the Chinese woman's victory.
“I'm going back to Brazil. I won't be able to go to New York. I would really like to, but I won't be able to. I believe that the Weili Zhang win. She is more complete, stronger. (Carla) Esparza is very dangerous, but I believe that Weili Zhang come out winner”, analyzed the Brazilian.
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