Jessica Andrade Sees Herself As Underdog Against Rose Namajunas

Jessica Andrade is the current betting favorite to leave Brazil with the UFC strawweight title at UFC 237. The pay-per-view (PPV) goes down from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 11, 2019. Andrade will challenge for Rose Namajunas&#82…

Jessica Andrade is the current betting favorite to leave Brazil with the UFC strawweight title at UFC 237. The pay-per-view (PPV) goes down from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 11, 2019. Andrade will challenge for Rose Namajunas’ 115-pound belt. Despite being the betting favorite, Andrade tells MMA Junkie that she […]

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Jose Aldo Meets Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 237 in Brazil

UFC 237 has added a huge featherweight collision as Jose Aldo makes a quick turnaround to take on surging featherweight Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 237 in Rio de Janeiro on May 11th.  Sources have confirmed the bout, which was initially reported by Fa…

UFC 237 has added a huge featherweight collision as Jose Aldo makes a quick turnaround to take on surging featherweight Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 237 in Rio de Janeiro on May 11th.  Sources have confirmed the bout, which was initially reported by Farah Hannoun. Jose Aldo last competed in the co-main event of UFC Fortaleza […]

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Report: Jose Aldo Returns At UFC 237

Jose Aldo returns to action under the UFC banner at the upcoming UFC 237 pay-per-view event. The former UFC featherweight champion is slated to take on No. 4-ranked contender Alexander Volkanovski, according to Jake Nichols of The Body Lock MMA Aldo TKO’d Renato Moicano in the second-round of their co-headlining bout. This fight went down […]

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Jose Aldo returns to action under the UFC banner at the upcoming UFC 237 pay-per-view event. The former UFC featherweight champion is slated to take on No. 4-ranked contender Alexander Volkanovski, according to Jake Nichols of The Body Lock MMA

Aldo TKO’d Renato Moicano in the second-round of their co-headlining bout. This fight went down at the UFC on ESPN+ 2 show in Fortaleza, Brazil at Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste. It marked the most recent fight that Aldo took part in.

On the flip side, Volkanovski as won six straight fights since joining the Las Vegas-based promotion in 2016. He’s become one of the hottest prospects in the featherweight division and with a win over Aldo, could be closer to a title shot.

In his latest fight, he scored a knockout win over former featherweight title challenger Chad Mendes at UFC 232. This marked the biggest win thus far in his pro-MMA career.

The UFC 237 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will air on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET and the the UFC’s streaming service, Fight Pass.

The promotion will be announcing more bouts for this show in the coming weeks. Here’s the updated card: UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship bout:

Rose Namajunas (c) vs. Jéssica Andrade
Featherweight bout: José Aldo vs. Alexander Volkanovski
Light heavyweight bout: Antônio Rogério Nogueira vs. Ryan Spann
Women’s Bantamweight bout: Bethe Correia vs. Irene Aldana
Middleweight bout: Anderson Silva vs. Jared Cannonier
Women’s Flyweight bout: Wu Yanan vs. Luana Carolina
Women’s Bantamweight bout: Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Talita Bernardo
Welterweight bout: Thiago Alves vs. Laureano Staropoli

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Jessica Andrade Lays Out Plan To Defeat Rose Namajunas

Jessica Andrade has a plan to dethrone Rose Namajunas at UFC 237. The Brazilian powerhouse will meet “Thug” on pay-per-view (PPV) from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 11th. Speaking to MMA Fighting recently, Andrade reve…

Jessica Andrade has a plan to dethrone Rose Namajunas at UFC 237. The Brazilian powerhouse will meet “Thug” on pay-per-view (PPV) from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 11th. Speaking to MMA Fighting recently, Andrade revealed she plans to tire Namajunas out before imposing her will on the 26-year-old champion: “Rose has […]

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Jose Aldo Wants Alexander Volkanovski Or Lightweight Bout For UFC 237

Jose Aldo is one of many Brazilian bruisers eyeing a spot on the UFC 237 card. Aldo is coming off a second-round TKO victory over Renato Moicano. The former featherweight king put on a show for the crowd in Fortaleza, Brazil and made it clear he wants …

Jose Aldo is one of many Brazilian bruisers eyeing a spot on the UFC 237 card. Aldo is coming off a second-round TKO victory over Renato Moicano. The former featherweight king put on a show for the crowd in Fortaleza, Brazil and made it clear he wants his next fight to be in Curitiba. Alexander […]

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Amanda Nunes Reveals She Is Not Fighting at UFC 237 in Brazil

UFC 237 in Brazil just took a major hit. Rumors had swirled for weeks that one of the marquee fights on the card would feature two-division UFC champion Amanda Nunes defending her bantamweight title against Holly Holm. Now it appears that fight is no l…

UFC 237 in Brazil just took a major hit. Rumors had swirled for weeks that one of the marquee fights on the card would feature two-division UFC champion Amanda Nunes defending her bantamweight title against Holly Holm. Now it appears that fight is no longer on the table after Nunes announced that she wouldn’t be […]

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