Jéssica 'Bate-Estaca' debuts in the strawweight division against former title challenger

Jéssica (photo) has won four of the last six, but will change divisions. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

Brazilian Jéssica “Bate-Estaca” Andrade already has an opponent for her debut in the UFC strawweight division (up to 52 kg). And it will be a tough one: the woman from Paraná will face the former challenger for the category belt Jessica penne, in a fight that will make up the UFC 199 schedule, on July 4th.

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Andrade, 24 years old, previously played in the bantamweight division (61 kg). In seven fights in the UFC, the representative of the Paraná Vale Tudo academy recorded four wins and three losses. In her most recent fight, in October last year, she ended up defeated by Rachel Pennington by completion.

Eight years older, Penne is a veteran of the division, despite this being only her third fight in the UFC. In her debut, in 2014, she won Randa markos in the judges' decision, which gave him the chance to compete for the category belt.

However, in front of the champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Penne “didn’t see the color of the ball” and suffered a technical knockout in the third round. His professional MMA record is 12 wins and three losses.

UFC 199, which takes place in the city of Los Angeles (USA), will feature two fights for the belt. In the main fight of the night, Luke Rockhold defends middleweight title against Chris Weidman; just before, Dominick Cruz e Urijah faber they make a trilogy for the bantamweight belt.