Jéssica Andrade is wasting no time returning to the Octagon.
Marcel Dorff of Eurosport Nederland reports that Andrade faces Xiaonan Yan at UFC 288, the upcoming pay-per-view event scheduled for May 6 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
After suffering a second-round submission loss to Erin Blanchfield, ‘Bate Estaca’ announced a move from flyweight to strawweight. The former champion alternated between the weight classes, earning wins over names such as Katlyn Chookagian, Cynthia Calvillo and Amanda Lemos.
A dominant performance against Lauren Murphy at UFC 283 in January followed, and it appeared as though Andrade was on the cusp of another championship opportunity against Valentina Shevchenko.