Virna Jandiroba outclassed Yan Xiaonan together with her superior grappling to develop into the No. 1 ranked strawweight within the UFC, and she or he’s assured that her subsequent struggle will likely be for the belt.
The previous Invicta FC champion is now driving 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 apart from a conflict with 115-pound queen Zhang Weili.
“If not now, actually… There’s nothing left to be finished,” Jandiroba informed MMA Preventing. “I believe [I’m next]. Undoubtedly. It’s the longest successful streak at strawweight, 5 in a row, so there’s nothing else. I’ve fought each struggle the UFC requested me to do, and I used to be affected person. The Tatiana [Suarez fight] fell off and she or he went for the belt, and I used to be affected person. It’s my time now. There’s no different means.”
Zhang informed MMA Preventing previous to her newest victory over Tatiana Suarez that she was fascinated about presumably transferring as much as flyweight to problem UFC queen Valentina Shevchenko. With “Bullet” presently slated to face Manon Fiorot on Might 10, Jandiroba feels strong in her place.
“The state of affairs is that, and actually, I’m fairly relaxed,” Jandiroba mentioned. “It’s a incontrovertible fact that I’m subsequent. There’s nothing else to be finished. 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 yearly since since successful it again, and Jandiroba has no challenge 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 through 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 conflict if obligatory.
“She’s a robust 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 skilled for that within the Amanda [Lemos] struggle, so I’ve been making ready for this second for a very long time.”
