Back to the MMA Newsfeed

Andrade looking to take Shevchenko down at UFC 261: ‘I believe that’s her weakness’

Former UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade sounds like she has a plan to dethrone the long-reigning flyweight queen. Paired up against Valentina Shevchenko for a title fight at UFC 261, ‘Bate Estaca’ looked at how the last challenger to the belt, Jennifer Maia, showed a clear path to victory

In an interview with Globo Esporte, she spoke about how Maia did a good job showing how to deal with Shevchenko’s game—but just could not control the champion on the ground long enough to secure the win. The way Andrade sees it, she is more than capable of executing the same gameplan effectively.