Tag: Jessica Andrade

Jessica Andrade Plans to ‘Destroy Joanna Jedrzejczyk Without Mercy’ After Next Bout

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7wHRBFRYe8

No. 5 ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s strawweight Jessica Andrade could see action as early as next month. “Bate Estaca” made her 115-pound debut after getting choked out by Raquel Pennington. She earned a TKO win over Jessica Penne and followed that up with a first round submission victory over Joanne Calderwood.

Andrade was set to compete at the final UFC event of 2016, UFC 207. She was ready to meet Maryna Moroz, but Moroz went down with an injury. Angela Hill stepped in, but due to the U.S. Anti Doping (USADA) guidelines, Hill couldn’t compete because she needed to re-enter the testing pool.

“Bate Estaca” spoke with MMAFighting.com and vented her frustration over not finding an opponent:

“It was bad because I prepared for a long time to fight at UFC 207. That was a great card with great fights, and I believe my fight would be great too, but unfortunately it didn’t happen. When you become a good fighter, your opponents start to be afraid of you, so it’s hard to find opponents on short notice.”

Many fans were surprised when Andrade’s manager, Tiago Okamura, revealed that his fighter turned down a title opportunity against Joanna Jedrzejczyk. The Brazilian bruiser said it was the right decision to make.

“We get paid per fight and the longer I stay without fights, the longer I stay without getting paid. I have bills to pay. I believe in me and I know I would win, and then I would be prepared physically and financially to do a training camp to destroy Joanna without mercy.”

Ideally, Andrade would like to return on the Houston card in February. She has some opponents in mind.

“Any top 5 would be a good fight for me. Michelle Waterson or Karolina [Kowalkiewicz] would be good options, too. Or Angela Hill, the Invicta champion. Whoever they put in front of me, I’ll be focused and ready to win.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7wHRBFRYe8

No. 5 ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s strawweight Jessica Andrade could see action as early as next month. “Bate Estaca” made her 115-pound debut after getting choked out by Raquel Pennington. She earned a TKO win over Jessica Penne and followed that up with a first round submission victory over Joanne Calderwood.

Andrade was set to compete at the final UFC event of 2016, UFC 207. She was ready to meet Maryna Moroz, but Moroz went down with an injury. Angela Hill stepped in, but due to the U.S. Anti Doping (USADA) guidelines, Hill couldn’t compete because she needed to re-enter the testing pool.

“Bate Estaca” spoke with MMAFighting.com and vented her frustration over not finding an opponent:

“It was bad because I prepared for a long time to fight at UFC 207. That was a great card with great fights, and I believe my fight would be great too, but unfortunately it didn’t happen. When you become a good fighter, your opponents start to be afraid of you, so it’s hard to find opponents on short notice.”

Many fans were surprised when Andrade’s manager, Tiago Okamura, revealed that his fighter turned down a title opportunity against Joanna Jedrzejczyk. The Brazilian bruiser said it was the right decision to make.

“We get paid per fight and the longer I stay without fights, the longer I stay without getting paid. I have bills to pay. I believe in me and I know I would win, and then I would be prepared physically and financially to do a training camp to destroy Joanna without mercy.”

Ideally, Andrade would like to return on the Houston card in February. She has some opponents in mind.

“Any top 5 would be a good fight for me. Michelle Waterson or Karolina [Kowalkiewicz] would be good options, too. Or Angela Hill, the Invicta champion. Whoever they put in front of me, I’ll be focused and ready to win.”

Manager Says Jessica Andrade Offered Title Bout, But She Wants One More Fight

Jessica Andrade (UFC YouTube screen grab)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj0-1NtaeAw

Brazilian bruiser Jessica Andrade has made an immediate impact in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) strawweight division. “Bate Estaca” held her own in the women’s bantamweight division going 4-3 while inside the Octagon, but she felt a move down would put her in an elite class.

In her debut at 115 pounds, Andrade earned a TKO victory over Jessica Penne at UFC 199. Her next opponent was Joanne Calderwood. Andrade locked in a guillotine choke in the first round and got the submission victory.

Andrade was scheduled to compete at the final UFC event of 2016, UFC 207. Her original opponent was Maryna Moroz. The Brazilian was left without an opponent when Moroz pulled out due to an injury. Angel Hill stepped in as a late replacement, however per USADA guidelines she had to re-enter the testing pool and the date of the event simply wouldn’t allow that to happen in time.

Ultimately, Andrade was removed from the card.

Her manager Tiago Okamura was a recent guest on MMAJunkie Radio. Okamura claimed the UFC gave Andrade the option of competing for Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s strawweight title. Instead, her team went in a different direction:

“After all the mess, the fight being canceled, they mentioned we could go straight (to the title shot). But honestly, for us it’s not very interesting because we need to make this worth (it), this has to be a proper camp. If we’re doing the title shot, we need to have money. We need to be prepared to invest on that camp because it’s a serious one, and it has to be taken with a different level of investment than a regular camp because we’re not going to go for a title fight just to be there.”

Timing is also to blame for Andrade’s decision to turn down the title opportunity. While she’s ranked no. 5 in the division, Andrade is looking for one more fight before a championship bout.

“They didn’t mention a timeline,” Okamura said. “But we know Joanna has been saying she wants to fight in April, and that will be a little too late. So it would be ideal to do one more fight, make some money and put all that into camp.

Jessica Andrade (UFC YouTube screen grab)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj0-1NtaeAw

Brazilian bruiser Jessica Andrade has made an immediate impact in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) strawweight division. “Bate Estaca” held her own in the women’s bantamweight division going 4-3 while inside the Octagon, but she felt a move down would put her in an elite class.

In her debut at 115 pounds, Andrade earned a TKO victory over Jessica Penne at UFC 199. Her next opponent was Joanne Calderwood. Andrade locked in a guillotine choke in the first round and got the submission victory.

Andrade was scheduled to compete at the final UFC event of 2016, UFC 207. Her original opponent was Maryna Moroz. The Brazilian was left without an opponent when Moroz pulled out due to an injury. Angel Hill stepped in as a late replacement, however per USADA guidelines she had to re-enter the testing pool and the date of the event simply wouldn’t allow that to happen in time.

Ultimately, Andrade was removed from the card.

Her manager Tiago Okamura was a recent guest on MMAJunkie Radio. Okamura claimed the UFC gave Andrade the option of competing for Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s strawweight title. Instead, her team went in a different direction:

“After all the mess, the fight being canceled, they mentioned we could go straight (to the title shot). But honestly, for us it’s not very interesting because we need to make this worth (it), this has to be a proper camp. If we’re doing the title shot, we need to have money. We need to be prepared to invest on that camp because it’s a serious one, and it has to be taken with a different level of investment than a regular camp because we’re not going to go for a title fight just to be there.”

Timing is also to blame for Andrade’s decision to turn down the title opportunity. While she’s ranked no. 5 in the division, Andrade is looking for one more fight before a championship bout.

“They didn’t mention a timeline,” Okamura said. “But we know Joanna has been saying she wants to fight in April, and that will be a little too late. So it would be ideal to do one more fight, make some money and put all that into camp.

UFC 207 Main Card Bout Scrapped

The injury bug has bitten the main card of UFC 207, which takes place in just over a week. Maryna Moroz (8-1) was supposed to fight Jessica Andrade (15-5) in the opening bout of the event’s main card. However, Moroz had to pull out of the fight due to an injury. While the UFC attempted

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The injury bug has bitten the main card of UFC 207, which takes place in just over a week. Maryna Moroz (8-1) was supposed to fight Jessica Andrade (15-5) in the opening bout of the event’s main card. However, Moroz had to pull out of the fight due to an injury. While the UFC attempted to get a replacement for Moroz to fight Andrade at the event, their attempts were unsuccessful.

Instead, the UFC has finalized the card once again, and a flyweight bout between Louis Smolka (11-2) and Ray Borg (9-2) will kick off the main card. This fight was originally supposed to be the headliner of the prelims. Now, Johny Hendricks vs. Neil Magny will be the main event of the undercard.

UFC 207 takes place on December 30th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The prelims will air on UFC Fight Pass and FOX Sports 1 while the main card will air on pay-per-view. This event will be headlined by the return of Ronda Rousey taking on newly-crowned women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. Dominick Cruz vs. Cody Garbrandt for the bantamweight title will be the co-main event. Here is the updated lineup for the event:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

Champ Amanda Nunes vs. Ronda Rousey – for women’s bantamweight title

Champ Dominick Cruz vs. Cody Garbrandt – for bantamweight title

Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum

T.J. Dillashaw vs. John Lineker

Ray Borg vs. Louis Smolka

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)

Johny Hendricks vs. Neil Magny

Dong Hyun Kim vs. Tarec Saffiedine

Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Marvin Vettori

Alex Garcia vs. Mike Pyle

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)

Tim Means vs. Alex Oliveira

Niko Price vs. Brandon Thatch

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Angela Hill Out of UFC 207 Fight Due to USADA 4 Month Waiting Period

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Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Angela Hill’s UFC return is on hold for now. After being scheduled to replace Maryna Moroz against Jessica Andrade at UFC 207, Hill is now out of the fight due to U.S. Anti-Doping Agency choosing to impose the four month period of pre-return anti-doping testing on her. Hill, nearly in tears, announced the news in a video that she tweeted on Tuesday night.

https://twitter.com/AngieOverkill/status/808811397467377664

“I really wanted to get one more fight in this year,” Hill explained. “I thought it was going to be a really good fight for me. I knew I could beat her. I’m really sorry. I just wanted to let all my fans know that I’m not ducking her, I’m not a punk. I was ready to jump in there when no one else wanted to and fight a really tough opponent and have a great fight and put on a show for the fans. But it’s not gonna happen this year.”

It’s not yet clear exactly how exactly the policy is being applied here. The promotion is still booking late replacements who aren’t going through the advance fourth months of testing, and the four month period is supposed to be for fighters who retire of their own volition and then return. The policy is in place to stop fighters from “retiring” to get on banned substances with the idea that they will retain some of the gains when they clean up and decide to return. That doesn’t apply here:  Hill was cut by the UFC after going on a two fight losing streak, so it’s not as if she had any say in the matter.

USADA was not immediately available for comment when MMANews.com called their media relations hotline.

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Invicta FC Strawweight Champion Angela Hill’s UFC return is on hold for now. After being scheduled to replace Maryna Moroz against Jessica Andrade at UFC 207, Hill is now out of the fight due to U.S. Anti-Doping Agency choosing to impose the four month period of pre-return anti-doping testing on her. Hill, nearly in tears, announced the news in a video that she tweeted on Tuesday night.

“I really wanted to get one more fight in this year,” Hill explained. “I thought it was going to be a really good fight for me. I knew I could beat her. I’m really sorry. I just wanted to let all my fans know that I’m not ducking her, I’m not a punk. I was ready to jump in there when no one else wanted to and fight a really tough opponent and have a great fight and put on a show for the fans. But it’s not gonna happen this year.”

It’s not yet clear exactly how exactly the policy is being applied here. The promotion is still booking late replacements who aren’t going through the advance fourth months of testing, and the four month period is supposed to be for fighters who retire of their own volition and then return. The policy is in place to stop fighters from “retiring” to get on banned substances with the idea that they will retain some of the gains when they clean up and decide to return. That doesn’t apply here:  Hill was cut by the UFC after going on a two fight losing streak, so it’s not as if she had any say in the matter.

USADA was not immediately available for comment when MMANews.com called their media relations hotline.

Invicta Champ Angela Hill Back in UFC as Replacement vs. Jessica Andrade

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI3D0NJdic

Almost immediately after it was announced, Maryna Moroz had to pull out of her UFC 207 fight with Jessica Andrade due to an injury. In searching for a late replacement (albeit for a fight scheduled just a few weeks out), the UFC turned to Invicta FC, re-signing their current strawweight champion, Angela Hill, to replace Moroz. Combate’s Ana Hissa broke the news on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/AnaHissa/status/806583421829021698

Hill was the most unknown and least experienced member of the cast of The Ultimate Fighter season 20, which hosted the UFC Strawweight Championship tournament through the semi-finals. With just one pro MMA fight (albeit more experience in Muay Thai), she was outmatched as #16 seed, losing to #1 seed Carla Esparza in the first round by submission. She rebounded on the finale by battering Emily Peters-Kagan in a lopsided decision, only to be outgrappled by both Tecia Torres and Rose Namajunas and then cut.

At that point, Invicta signed her. Thanks to a combination of more appropriate matchmaking and skill improvements training at Alliance MMA in San Diego, Hill got two straight finishes en route to taking the Invicta title from Livia Renata Souza. She successfully defended the title against late replacement Kaline Medeiros on November 18th. After the fight, she talked about considering a drop to atomweight to become a two division champion.

Andrade is a very interesting test to gauge Hill’s improvements. While her grappling has clearly advanced a lot in 14 months since her loss to Namajunas, Andrade is likely physically stronger than anyone else she’s ever fought, and it may not even be close. Andrade was physically strong 20 pounds up at bantamweight before moving down, and her grappling looked better than ever in her last fight, a first round submission of Joanne Calderwood.

No word yet what will happen next with the Invicta title.

angela-hill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSI3D0NJdic

Almost immediately after it was announced, Maryna Moroz had to pull out of her UFC 207 fight with Jessica Andrade due to an injury. In searching for a late replacement (albeit for a fight scheduled just a few weeks out), the UFC turned to Invicta FC, re-signing their current strawweight champion, Angela Hill, to replace Moroz. Combate’s Ana Hissa broke the news on Twitter:

Hill was the most unknown and least experienced member of the cast of The Ultimate Fighter season 20, which hosted the UFC Strawweight Championship tournament through the semi-finals. With just one pro MMA fight (albeit more experience in Muay Thai), she was outmatched as #16 seed, losing to #1 seed Carla Esparza in the first round by submission. She rebounded on the finale by battering Emily Peters-Kagan in a lopsided decision, only to be outgrappled by both Tecia Torres and Rose Namajunas and then cut.

At that point, Invicta signed her. Thanks to a combination of more appropriate matchmaking and skill improvements training at Alliance MMA in San Diego, Hill got two straight finishes en route to taking the Invicta title from Livia Renata Souza. She successfully defended the title against late replacement Kaline Medeiros on November 18th. After the fight, she talked about considering a drop to atomweight to become a two division champion.

Andrade is a very interesting test to gauge Hill’s improvements. While her grappling has clearly advanced a lot in 14 months since her loss to Namajunas, Andrade is likely physically stronger than anyone else she’s ever fought, and it may not even be close. Andrade was physically strong 20 pounds up at bantamweight before moving down, and her grappling looked better than ever in her last fight, a first round submission of Joanne Calderwood.

No word yet what will happen next with the Invicta title.

Jessica Andrade vs. Maryna Moroz Added to UFC 207 Card on December 30th

Jessica Andrade (UFC YouTube screen grab)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fteIku4r3qI

It was revealed today on the UFC’s “Inside the Octagon” show for UFC 206 that a new fight between top ten contenders has been added to UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey on December 30th. In the strawweight division, #5 contender Jessica Andrade will take on #10 contender Maryna Moroz. Both are on two fight win streaks, with Andrade coming off victories over Jessica Penne and Joanne Calderwood, while Moroz defeated the unranked Cristina Stanciu and Danielle Taylor. Andrade rebounded from a submission loss to Raquel Pennington in her final fight at bantamweight, while Moroz was coming off a defeat by decision in a fight with Valerie Letourneau that turned out to be a title eliminator.

Moroz’s lone other UFC fight is her own first round submission win over Calderwood. She’s looked somewhat diminished as of late, with the bout against Taylor being a legitimate contender for worst fight of the year due to her unwillingness to get into range against a much shorter fighter. That said, while Andrade has the momentum, Moroz, with her reach and jab-heavy, in and out, boxing-heavy attack, is a tricky stylistic matchup for her. With a win, Andrade would be in strong position for a title shot against Joanna Jędrzejczyk.

Jessica Andrade (UFC YouTube screen grab)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fteIku4r3qI

It was revealed today on the UFC’s “Inside the Octagon” show for UFC 206 that a new fight between top ten contenders has been added to UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey on December 30th. In the strawweight division, #5 contender Jessica Andrade will take on #10 contender Maryna Moroz. Both are on two fight win streaks, with Andrade coming off victories over Jessica Penne and Joanne Calderwood, while Moroz defeated the unranked Cristina Stanciu and Danielle Taylor. Andrade rebounded from a submission loss to Raquel Pennington in her final fight at bantamweight, while Moroz was coming off a defeat by decision in a fight with Valerie Letourneau that turned out to be a title eliminator.

Moroz’s lone other UFC fight is her own first round submission win over Calderwood. She’s looked somewhat diminished as of late, with the bout against Taylor being a legitimate contender for worst fight of the year due to her unwillingness to get into range against a much shorter fighter. That said, while Andrade has the momentum, Moroz, with her reach and jab-heavy, in and out, boxing-heavy attack, is a tricky stylistic matchup for her. With a win, Andrade would be in strong position for a title shot against Joanna J?drzejczyk.