Jessica Andrade made her case for another crack at the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight title, and she made it in the strongest possible terms.
The Parana Vale Tudo standout battered, bloodied and bested Claudia Gadelha in the UFC Fight Night 117 co-main event, picking up a surprisingly one-sided unanimous decision on Friday at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Scores were 30-25, 30-26 and 30-27, Andrade doing enough damage to warrant three 10-8 rounds from the cageside judges.
Gadelha controlled the first half of the first round, but little else went her way.