UFC Fight Night 219 (UFC Vegas 69) takes place tomorrow night, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results as each fight becomes official! Tomorrow night’s main event will see top-15 flyweights Jéssica Andrade (#3) and Erin Bl…
UFC Fight Night 219 (UFC Vegas 69) takes place tomorrow night, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results as each fight becomes official! Tomorrow night’s main event will see top-15 flyweights Jéssica Andrade (#3) and Erin Blanchfield (#10) battle it out, with Andrade filling in for Taila Santos on short…
Former UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade is eyeing a return to 115 lbs following her flyweight main event opposing Erin Blanchfield this weekend at UFC Vegas 69. Andrade is 3-1 at 125 lbs, only losing to champion Valentina Shevchenko, though she did just drop down to 115 lbs for one fight in April of 2022 […]
Former UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade is eyeing a return to 115 lbs following her flyweight main event opposing Erin Blanchfield this weekend at UFC Vegas 69.
Andrade is 3-1 at 125 lbs, only losing to champion Valentina Shevchenko, though she did just drop down to 115 lbs for one fight in April of 2022 where she submitted no. 3 ranked strawweight contender Amanda Lemos in the first round. And, she thinks with a win over a prodigy like Blanchfield that she’ll be in a great position to rematch Weili Zhang for the UFC strawweight title.
“I’ve said this to everyone, all year long, that want to remain a strawweight. I set my goals and that’s where I want to stay. I think that coming off four straight victories, I’m actually closer to facing Weili. On that subject, I went to China to face Weili. I went in there, I went to her. We can fight in Las Vegas, that (would) be great, or anywhere in the United States, but this is second nature to her.
“She’s spent her time at the PI, she’s done camps here, so I want to take her out to Brazil because I went to China to face her. I want to move her out of her comfort zone. I went to her, so why not do it for me? But I want to stay at strawweight, I’ve said it all along. Again, four straight wins and coming off against a prospect, I think I will be considered over here for a really clear shot at Weili.”
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Former UFC Strawweight Champion Jéssica Andrade will step in on seven days’ notice to take on Erin Blanchfield this weekend. Andrade will put her rank in the flyweight division on the line by fighting Blanchfield at UFC Vegas 69. Ranked third in …
Former UFC Strawweight Champion Jéssica Andrade will step in on seven days’ notice to take on Erin Blanchfield this weekend. Andrade will put her rank in the flyweight division on the line by fighting Blanchfield at UFC Vegas 69. Ranked third in the division, she is making the case to fight for the UFC Flyweight…
The main event for UFC Vegas 69 has undergone yet another change, and the event will now be headlined by a women’s flyweight bout between Erin Blanchfield and Jéssica Andrade. UFC Vegas 69 was originally topped by a matchup between top bantamweight con…
The main event for UFC Vegas 69 has undergone yet another change, and the event will now be headlined by a women’s flyweight bout between Erin Blanchfield and Jéssica Andrade. UFC Vegas 69 was originally topped by a matchup between top bantamweight contenders Marlon Vera and Cory Sandhagen, but the UFC decided to push that…
One-time UFC flyweight title challenger, Taila Santos has been forced from her UFC Vegas 69 main event clash against promotional perfect contender, Erin Blanchfield on February 17. – with the Invicta FC alum now clashing with former undisputed strawweight champion, Jessica Andrade next weekend. The event is scheduled to take place from the UFC Apex […]
One-time UFC flyweight title challenger, Taila Santos has been forced from her UFC Vegas 69 main event clash against promotional perfect contender, Erin Blanchfield on February 17. – with the Invicta FC alum now clashing with former undisputed strawweight champion, Jessica Andrade next weekend. The event is scheduled to take place from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Boasting an impressive 10-1 professional record, promotional perfect prospect, Blanchfield managed to land a one-sided first round kimura submission victory over Liverpudlian fan-favorite, Molly McCann at UFC 281 back in November at Madison Square Garden.
Jessica Andrade makes a quickfire Octagon return on a weeks’ notice
As for Jessica Andrade, the Brazilian berseker, who currently occupies the #6 rank at strawweight, as well as the #3 rank at the flyweight limit, most recently featured against Lauren Murphy just last month at UFC 283 in Brazil, landing a one-sided decision victory. During the official UFC 284 broadcast tonight, the promotion confirmed Santos had been replaced by Andrade and would face Blanchfield next weekend.
Clinching the #10 rank in the official flyweight pile in her November submission win over McCann, Blanchfield, a native of New Jersey, has managed to rack up consecutive victories over four opponents since her transition to the UFC back in 2021.
Debuting with a decision win over Sarah Alpar, Blanchfield then bested Miranda Maverick, before then defeating JJ Aldrich, and McCann in submission stoppages since.
24-9 as a professional, Jessica Andrade managed to strike undisputed strawweight gold with a worrying slam knockout win over Rose Namajunas back in May 2019 on home soil.
Enjoying an impressive three-fight winning run which includes her Rio de Janeiro decision win over Murphy, Andrade had landed prior a submission win over Amanda Lemos, and a knockout victory over Cynthia Calvillo.
UFC Vegas 69 takes place on February 17. from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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