One more time for those in the back: “Bate Estaca” is Portuguese for pile driver.
Never has that nickname suited Jessica Andrade better than at UFC 237, where she defeated Rose Namajunas by second-round TKO after dropping the strawweight champion on her head and finishing with strikes to claim the UFC title as her own.
Despite the spectacular finish, Andrade’s win was far from easy, and it was only after falling behind on the scorecards and being forced to defend against a kimura hold that the 27-year-old Brazilian was able to find the opportunity to lift Namajunas up for the fight-ending slam.