NTEROI, Brazil — Jessica Andrade turned down a fight with UFC champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in late 2016 to get one last win before finally feeling ready for a shot at the gold, and her time has come.
With her UFC Fight Night 104 win over Angela Hill, which also earned her a $50,000 check for the fight of the night, Andrade was able to bring more coaches and training partners, and also buy an Octagon for her gym, and finally feel confident enough to take on the champion.
Andrade and Jedrzejczyk will collide for the strawweight championship on May 13 in Dallas, and the Brazilian striker, who is managed by Jedrzejczyk’s former agent and used to have a close relationship with the Polish star, is using one of Jedrzejczyk’s gifts as she prepares for the biggest fight of her life at UFC 211.