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Claudia Gadelha: ‘I Am Fighting for My Life’ When Cage Door Shuts

Whenever she is asked about her first fight with reigning UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Claudia Gadelha will scream from the mountaintops that two of the three cageside judges robbed her that December night in Phoenix.

Gadelha lost to Jedrzejczyk via split decision in one of the featured fights of UFC on Fox 13, and Gadelha been waiting nearly two years for her chance to exact revenge. The Brazilian has been involved in dozens of verbal skirmishes and several shoving matches with her hated rival ever since their bout, culminating in the two acting as opposing coaches on “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 23.