A recurring lesson in the UFC has been the importance of contracts. No word or verbal agreement is ever set in stone.
As flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson said at the UFC 191 media phone conference (warning: NSFW language) on Thursday, “Nobody is entitled to s--t” in MMA. You get the call when you get the call.
A phone call was the least of Claudia Gadelha’s worries. After a dominant win over Jessica Aguilar at UFC 190, the top women’s strawweight contender fully expected to be the next in line for a shot at reigning UFC champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk.