Jessica Andrade was not intimidated by Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s near-invincible aura.
Andrade went straight after the undefeated UFC strawweight champion from the outset of their UFC 211 title fight on Saturday night.
And it still wasn’t anywhere near enough. The game Brazilian kept the champion honest with her toughness and agression, but it didn’t keep the 115-pound champion from retaining her title at Dallas’ American Airlines Center.
Jedrzejczyk earned a unanimous decision in the evening’s co-feature bout on scores of 50-45, 50-44, and 50-45.
“No one is taking this belt from me,” the champion said. “No one.