Virna Jandiroba outclassed Yan Xiaonan along with her superior grappling to develop into the No. 1 ranked strawweight within the UFC, and he or she’s assured that her subsequent battle might be for the belt.
The previous Invicta FC champion is now using a five-fight successful streak popping out of UFC 314 on April 12, a run that features a submission victory Amanda Lemos and choices over Angela Hill, Marina Rodriguez and Lupita Godinez. The Brazilian expertise sees no different state of affairs subsequent aside from a conflict with 115-pound queen Zhang Weili.
“If not now, truthfully… There’s nothing left to be accomplished,” Jandiroba instructed MMA Preventing. “I believe [I’m next]. Positively. It’s the longest successful streak at strawweight, 5 in a row, so there’s nothing else. I’ve fought each battle the UFC requested me to do, and I used to be affected person. The Tatiana [Suarez fight] fell off and he or she went for the belt, and I used to be affected person. It’s my time now. There’s no different method.”
Zhang instructed MMA Fighting previous to her newest victory over Tatiana Suarez that she was concerned about probably transferring as much as flyweight to problem UFC queen Valentina Shevchenko. With “Bullet” at present slated to face Manon Fiorot on Might 10, Jandiroba feels stable in her place.
“The state of affairs is that, and truthfully, I’m fairly relaxed,” Jandiroba mentioned. “It’s a indisputable fact that I’m subsequent. There’s nothing else to be accomplished. I even fought another, I didn’t sit and wait. I fought Yan Xiaonan, who was the No. 1 contender, and now I’m the No. 1 contender. If I already felt assured earlier than, with this state of affairs now I’ll simply sit and wait — and practice whereas ready [laughs].”
Zhang solely defended her belt every year since since successful it again, and Jandiroba has no concern ready so long as it takes to get her crack on the gold.
“I like lengthy camps to coach to evolve, and I’ll use time as a bonus,” Jandiroba mentioned. “It’s as much as the UFC now.”
The Chinese language champion has by no means misplaced by way of submission in MMA, going 6-1 in UFC title bouts with a pair of finishes. Jandiroba scored 14 of her 22 skilled victories utilizing her jiu-jitsu, and vows to be prepared for a five-round warfare if vital.
“She’s a strong athlete,” Jandiroba mentioned of Zhang. “I’ve to make changes to face her for 5 rounds. I’ve to adapt my methods as a result of it’s 5 rounds. I’ve already fought 5 rounds again in Invicta, and I’ve educated for that within the Amanda [Lemos] battle, so I’ve been making ready for this second for a very long time.”
