Jessica Andrade desires to get a win again for Brazil when she faces Jasmine Jasudavicius on Might 10, and she or he’s conscious of the challenges the Canadian prospect brings to the desk at UFC 315.
Jasudavicius enters the cage using a four-fight successful streak with three of these victories coming in opposition to Brazilians, tapping out Ariane Silva and Priscila Cachoeira earlier than a call over Mayra Bueno Silva. Andrade, a jiu-jitsu black belt with eight of her 26 MMA wins coming by means of submission, feels “ready and relaxed” for such a activity.
“I don’t have to chop an excessive amount of weight to compete on this weight class, so I’m happier than ever,” Andrade instructed MMA Combating. “And I’m prepared for Jasmine’s sport. I do know she’s evolving on the toes, however her strongest weapon is the bottom sport. And you need to be a truck to take me down [laughs], so I feel it’s going to be a really attention-grabbing battle.”
“I’m ranked increased than [Jasudavicius] at 125, however she’s nonetheless a harmful battle, a harmful opponent, who’s coming off wins in opposition to three Brazilians,” she continued. “Everyone’s telling me like, ‘It’s a must to cease her, she’s too cocky for beating Brazilians.’ I obtained this. I’ll do a superb job and convey the win dwelling. After which I’ll get to ask for a title shot at 115. The whole lot modifications when you’ve got a win in your document, particularly after a win in a heavier weight class.”
Andrade received her previous two strawweight bouts within the UFC by knocking out Mackenzie Dern and incomes the cut up choice nod over Marina Rodriguez, however moved as much as lose a call to flyweight prospect Natalia Silva shortly after that. The previous UFC strawweight champion is staying at 125 kilos for UFC 315 however plans on going again down sooner or later.
“My aim was to battle at 115, however there are not any women to battle there,” Andrade stated. “Virna [Jandiroba] is somebody I wouldn’t prefer to battle anytime quickly. I like her so much, we’re mates, and we’ve agreed that we’ll solely battle if it’s for a belt. And there was no one else to battle at 115. Amanda Ribas’ dad instructed me they wouldn’t battle me, so I’ve no choices. The one possibility was to maneuver as much as 125 once more and take this battle; in any other case, I’d haven’t any possibility however to remain sidelined for a very long time. Proper now, I’ll proceed preventing at each, however my plan is to remain at 115.
“I met Amanda’s dad within the UFC, and he instructed me the UFC provided them a battle with me, they usually stated no, provided that it’s for the belt or one thing like a title eliminator. Aside from that, he stated they wouldn’t battle me. I like them as effectively. It’s getting arduous [to get fights] at 115, the division isn’t transferring, and I’ve fought virtually all the ladies already. I feel there are solely three or 4 there that I haven’t fought earlier than.”
Andrade’s No. 1 selection could be a possibility to face a top-ranked strawweight after UFC 315, and returning to the win class off a victory over a hyped flyweight expertise in enemy territory may do wonders for her championship aspirations. The perfect situation for “Bate-Estaca” could be going 4-0 in 2025 with a championship victory in December.
“I even thought they might give me Alexa [Grasso] now, however she has a battle booked [vs. Natalia Silva at UFC 315], so I’ll simply wait,” Andrade stated. “It will depend on what occurs in my battle now. I hope I don’t let it go the space, finish this earlier than the third spherical, and may name somebody out. I wanna win this battle and ask for a title shot — or somebody near it.”
