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 driving a four-fight profitable streak with three of these victories coming in opposition to Brazilians, tapping out Ariane Silva and Priscila Cachoeira earlier than a choice 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 job.
“I don’t have to chop an excessive amount of weight to compete on this weight class, so I’m happier than ever,” Andrade advised MMA Combating. “And I’m prepared for Jasmine’s sport. I do know she’s evolving on the ft, however her strongest weapon is the bottom sport. And you must be a truck to take me down [laughs], so I believe it’s going to be a really attention-grabbing struggle.”
“I’m ranked larger than [Jasudavicius] at 125, however she’s nonetheless a harmful struggle, a harmful opponent, who’s coming off wins in opposition to three Brazilians,” she continued. “Everyone’s telling me like, ‘It’s important to cease her, she’s too cocky for beating Brazilians.’ I obtained this. I’ll do job and produce the win residence. After which I’ll get to ask for a title shot at 115. The whole lot modifications when you may have a win in your report, 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 resolution nod over Marina Rodriguez, however moved as much as lose a choice 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 purpose was to struggle at 115, however there are not any ladies to struggle there,” Andrade mentioned. “Virna [Jandiroba] is somebody I wouldn’t prefer to struggle anytime quickly. I like her loads, we’re mates, and we’ve agreed that we’ll solely struggle if it’s for a belt. And there was no person else to struggle at 115. Amanda Ribas’ dad advised me they wouldn’t struggle me, so I’ve no choices. The one possibility was to maneuver as much as 125 once more and take this struggle; in any other case, I might don’t have 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 advised me the UFC supplied them a struggle with me, they usually mentioned no, provided that it’s for the belt or one thing like a title eliminator. Aside from that, he mentioned they wouldn’t struggle me. I like them as properly. It’s getting onerous [to get fights] at 115, the division isn’t transferring, and I’ve fought nearly all the women already. I believe there are solely three or 4 there that I haven’t fought earlier than.”
Andrade’s No. 1 alternative 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 might do wonders for her championship aspirations. The best state of affairs for “Bate-Estaca” could be going 4-0 in 2025 with a championship victory in December.
“I even thought they’d give me Alexa [Grasso] now, however she has a struggle booked [vs. Natalia Silva at UFC 315], so I’ll simply wait,” Andrade mentioned. “It is dependent upon what occurs in my struggle now. I hope I don’t let it go the space, finish this earlier than the third spherical, and might name somebody out. I wanna win this struggle and ask for a title shot — or somebody near it.”
