Jessica andrade

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Jessica Andrade enters UFC looking to snap the longest losing skid of her fight MMA career, and said that personal issues could have affected her recent performances. Maybe next year I have the chance to fight five times again. Why not? But I think the UFC will slow things down for me [laughs]. But the plan is to have the opportunity to win two or three more fights and then ask for the belt, to fight whoever is the champion. This is my 27th UFC fight and I have to change my game, I have to change my strategy to surprise my opponents.

Jessica andrade

Then I have lunch, rest for a little bit and go back to the gym. From 3pm to pm I have one training session, and then another one from 6pm to 7pm. We work on different things every day, and all the girls from our gym are there with me and we do our best helping each other at some moments and then beating each other as if it was fight day to be prepared for any situation. When and why did you start training for fighting? I used to do judo in school, and when I was finishing high school I was invited to start training jiu-jitsu. Eight months after my first jiu-jitsu class I had my first pro fight, I loved it and had to keep on doing it. That was back in What ranks and titles have you held? What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? What was your job before you started fighting? I worked on a few jobs here and there. For five years I worked on a "Pesque e Pague" a place with lakes where people can catch fish and pay for the fish they catch , I worked in a pharmacy for a few months, and also worked as a truck driver at a farm. Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? Nothing major, but I do have a few trophies for futsal five a side soccer.

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She is of Native Brazilian descent through her great grandmother. Andrade grew up playing soccer and futsal , aspiring to become a professional soccer player. During school, Andrade started training judo and shortly afterward, in , jiu-jitsu. Her teammates coined the nickname bate estaca piledriver , a term used in Brazil for body slams also known as Daki age , [9] [10] after one of her first amateur BJJ competitions, when Andrade was caught in an armlock , she panicked and performed the illegal move on her opponent by lifting her and then slamming her head directly into the mat. To Andrade's surprise, she was immediately disqualified. Andrade made her professional mixed martial arts debut on September 6, Europe in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Valentina Shevchenko has long been billed as one of the best strikers in all of MMA, male or female. On Saturday, she decided to give everyone a reminder that she is nowhere near a one-dimensional standup fighter. Shevchenko dominated Jessica Andrade with her wrestling and then finished in violent fashion with elbows on the ground. With the triumph, Shevchenko defended her UFC women's flyweight title for the fifth time. She has been champion since Dec. I can do everything. Shevchenko ultimately won by unanimous decision against Maia, but it was a small weakness she undoubtedly wanted to correct before fighting the similarly strong Andrade.

Jessica andrade

Then I have lunch, rest for a little bit and go back to the gym. From 3pm to pm I have one training session, and then another one from 6pm to 7pm. We work on different things every day, and all the girls from our gym are there with me and we do our best helping each other at some moments and then beating each other as if it was fight day to be prepared for any situation. When and why did you start training for fighting? I used to do judo in school, and when I was finishing high school I was invited to start training jiu-jitsu.

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Jessica Andrade Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Jessica Andrade. Mackenzie Dern. Seattle, Washington , United States. April 24, Ariane Lipski The Korean Zombie Oct. Jessica Andrade Liz Carmouche. How to watch Follow live. Her teammates coined the nickname bate estaca piledriver , a term used in Brazil for body slams also known as Daki age , [9] [10] after one of her first amateur BJJ competitions, when Andrade was caught in an armlock , she panicked and performed the illegal move on her opponent by lifting her and then slamming her head directly into the mat. Virna Jandiroba 6. Masvidal Jul. Career statistics: SLpM: 6. Mayra Bueno Silva. This is my 27th UFC fight and I have to change my game, I have to change my strategy to surprise my opponents.

At the end of , the former strawweight champion changed divisions, venturing to flyweight and instantly establishing herself as a contender with a first-round stoppage win over Katlyn Chookagian.

Manon Fiorot 7. September 8, View gallery. Katlyn Cerminara. Thanks for signing up! She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Mackenzie Dern 9. Ketlen Vieira Valentina Shevchenko. Jessica Andrade Claudia Gadelha. Moraga on July 23, Marina Rodriguez. On May 30, , Andrade and Fernanda were robbed at gunpoint with their car and mobile phones being stolen in Brazil. UFC Teixeira vs. Andrade MMA Event".