If Natalia Silva wasn’t a contender prior to Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 242, she is now. In what was her most high-profile test to date, Silva (17-5-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) defeated Jessica Andrade (26-12 MMA, 17-10 UFC) by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). The flyweight bout was the co-main...
LAS VEGAS – Jessica Andrade won’t rule out more future moves down to the strawweight division, but said she’s currently experiencing the best weight cut of her career for her women’s flyweight bout against Natalia Silva at UFC Fight Night 242. Andrade (26-12 MMA, 17-10 UFC) is the only...
LAS VEGAS – If the UFC ever decides to add a women’s BMF belt to its trophy case, Jessica Andrade has little doubt she’d be a prime candidate for one of the inaugural fighters for it. She also has a few ideas about the types of opponents who could...
Jessica Andrade has booked her first fight of 2024. The former UFC strawweight champion is scheduled to take on top contender Marina Rodriguez on April 13 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas. The bout will be contested at 115 pounds. The UFC announced the matchup Friday afternoon. This marks Andrade’s...
NEW YORK – Jessica Andrade expects to share the octagon with a few familiar opponents in 2024. Former UFC strawweight champion Andrade (25-12 MMA, 16-10 UFC) capped off a busy, yet tumultuous 2023 with a return to the win column. At UFC 295, Andrade viciously stopped Mackenzie Dern (13-4...
NEW YORK – Jessica Andrade is facing her worst career stretch, but she’s not letting that get her. The former UFC strawweight champion is on a three-fight losing streak entering Saturday’s matchup against Mackenzie Dern on the main card of UFC 295, which goes down at Madison Square Garden....
Rose Namajunas is returning to MMA, but she’s doing so by leaving her longtime home at 115 pounds. After over a year away from fighting, the former UFC women’s strawweight champion is moving up a weight class to compete against top women’s flyweight contender Manon Fiorot on Sept. 2...
Jessica Andrade has been going back and forth between flyweight and strawweight in the past few years, but that’s come to an end. Andrade has decided to put her flyweight career on hold to focus on getting back the belt she once held at 115 pounds. This campaign to...
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