Former UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade is eyeing a return to 115 lbs following her flyweight major occasion opposing Erin Blanchfield this weekend at UFC Vegas 69.
Andrade is 3-1 at 125 lbs, solely shedding to champion Valentina Shevchenko, although she did simply drop all the way down to 115 lbs for one struggle in April of 2022 the place she submitted no. 3 ranked strawweight contender Amanda Lemos within the first spherical. And, she thinks with a win over a prodigy like Blanchfield that she’ll be in a terrific place to rematch Weili Zhang for the UFC strawweight title.
The 31 yr previous former champion made the next assertion at UFC Vegas 69 media day:
“I’ve mentioned this to everybody, all yr lengthy, that wish to stay a strawweight. I set my objectives and that’s the place I wish to keep. I believe that coming off 4 straight victories, I’m really nearer to dealing with Weili. On that topic, I went to China to face Weili. I went in there, I went to her. We will struggle in Las Vegas, that (would) be nice, or wherever in america, however that is second nature to her.
“She’s spent her time on the PI, she’s achieved camps right here, so I wish to take her out to Brazil as a result of I went to China to face her. I wish to transfer her out of her consolation zone. I went to her, so why not do it for me? However I wish to keep at strawweight, I’ve mentioned all of it alongside. Once more, 4 straight wins and coming off in opposition to a prospect, I believe I will probably be thought of over right here for a extremely clear shot at Weili.”
Does Jessica Andrade get by Erin Blanchfield this weekend?
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