In her flyweight debut, Jessica Andrade took out the No. 1 ranked fighter in the division and simultaneously served notice to champion Valentina Shevchenko that she’s got a new challenger.
After previously competing at bantamweight and winning the strawweight championship, Andrade decided to test herself at 125 pounds and the results were immediately successful. The Brazilian walked through Katlyn Chookagian’s best strikes on her way to a pair of brutal body shots that ultimately stopped the fight.
“When you fight with happiness like I’m happy tonight, there’s only one result you can have,” Andrade said after earning the TKO at 4:55 in the first round.