Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Jessica Andrade is more of an inevitability than a possibility. Jedrzejczyk is currently in the United States preparing to begin her training camp with American Top Team. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White confirmed that Andrade is next in line for a shot at strawweight gold. The Polish title holder Jedrzejczyk […]
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Jessica Andrade is more of an inevitability than a possibility. Jedrzejczyk is currently in the United States preparing to begin her training camp with American Top Team. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White confirmed that Andrade is next in line for a shot at strawweight gold. The Polish title holder Jedrzejczyk […]
Angela Hill is looking to maximize her second chance in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). After being eliminated in The Ultimate Fighter season 20 by Carla Esparza, Hill was given a contract with the UFC to help fill their new strawweight division. She fell short against Tecia Torres by unanimous decision. Hill was then submitted […]
Angela Hill is looking to maximize her second chance in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). After being eliminated in The Ultimate Fighter season 20 by Carla Esparza, Hill was given a contract with the UFC to help fill their new strawweight division. She fell short against Tecia Torres by unanimous decision. Hill was then submitted […]
Joanna Jedrzejczyk will be defending her title soon, but if she is to be believed, Michelle Waterson won’t be sharing the Octagon with her. The reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight title holder recently returned to the United States and will be starting her camp with American Top Team soon. Her opponent has yet to […]
Joanna Jedrzejczyk will be defending her title soon, but if she is to be believed, Michelle Waterson won’t be sharing the Octagon with her. The reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight title holder recently returned to the United States and will be starting her camp with American Top Team soon. Her opponent has yet to […]
Undefeated Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight Joanna Jedrzejczyk is back in the gym and ready to prepare for another title defense. Jedrzejczyk’s last bout was against Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 205. Outside of a head kick, Kowalkiewicz was no match for the champion. Now it appears the Polish bruiser will be gearing up for another […]
Undefeated Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight Joanna Jedrzejczyk is back in the gym and ready to prepare for another title defense. Jedrzejczyk’s last bout was against Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 205. Outside of a head kick, Kowalkiewicz was no match for the champion. Now it appears the Polish bruiser will be gearing up for another […]
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
