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Jessica Andrade: Brazil's 15th UFC champion on the road to growth

author:Fighting Character Chronicles

For the first time in history, she used a standing arm triangle to subdue her opponent, and strongly swore a return from the chickweight to the grassweight, she was both a "spine therapist" who "gave a rose and dropped her cervical spine", and a person who was given a gold belt by TKO in 42 seconds in the first defense battle. She is Jessica Andrade, known as the "pile driver".

Jessica Andrade: Brazil's 15th UFC champion on the road to growth

Jessica Andrade, born in Brazil in 1991, began to work as a tractor driver on her parents' farm at the age of 12, but unfortunately the good times did not last long, the farm was repossessed, and she went to find a part-time job to kill fish, and worked for five years, so that she wanted to vomit when she saw the fish later. At school, Jessica loved football and was given a probationary notice from São Paulo Football Club in Brazil. The mother was afraid that the child would meet the trafficker and would not let her go. The woman who had once fantasized about becoming Miss World Football in Brazil, Marta, had her dream shattered. However, Jessica, who likes sports, repaired the boys in the class in her first jiu-jitsu class, was surprised by the jiu-jitsu teacher, and embarked on the road of mixed martial arts through jiu-jitsu.

Hearing that her daughter was going to take the career path of mixed martial arts, her mother was dissuaded by all kinds of persuasion, and jiu-jitsu would not be hurt so much, but this time Jessica insisted on her ideas, and she already liked mixed martial arts. In jiu-jitsu competitions, she says, you have multiple ways to win, while in mixed martial arts you have to bleed to win. Jessica, who has played invincibles in the country, signed for the UFC in 2011, becoming the first Brazilian female player to sign a UFC.

Jessica Andrade: Brazil's 15th UFC champion on the road to growth

Jessica, who is 155 years tall, has just started playing the welterweight game, and in the first seven games, she has won four and lost three games, and has reached the point of packing up and going home. With strong perseverance, Jessica lost weight to the straw scale. In June 2016, UFC 199, andrard soldiers did not bloodshed KO opponents. In the post-game interview, she lamented that when the bell rang, I saw how strong I was, I felt like The Flash, like Superman, it felt so good, I never wanted to leave 115 pounds again.

Just two games later, Andrade was given the chance to challenge for the title, challenging Joanna, who finished third with 16 wins and 5 losses, challenging Joanna, who had defended her title four times in a row. After five rounds of fierce fighting, Joanna became the final winner. Andrade, on the other hand, also began to re-examine himself and look for opportunities to challenge the championship. In a flash, it is two years.

On May 11, 2019, in her hometown of Brazil, Andrade ko rose with a world-renowned fall, took away her gold belt, and became the 15th UFC champion in Brazilian history. The mother could not stop the tears in her eyes, ran to the stage to hug this stubborn child, and did not know whether she was glad that her daughter had chosen to give in for the second time, so that a little girl who drove a tractor without a license could grow into a world-renowned UFC champion.

Jessica Andrade: Brazil's 15th UFC champion on the road to growth

However, Andrad's gold belt did not last long, and the first time he defended his title, he was taken away by Zhang Weili in 42 seconds. Zhang Weili was ranked sixth at the time, and it was reasonable to say that there was no right to challenge, but among the top five players, only Andrade was played, which was Andrade who did not pick any opponents.

Later, in the second battle with Rose, Andrad lost to his opponent. She then ran to the flyweight to play three games, and finally returned to the grassweight and defeated the supernova Ramos who had won five consecutive games in a strange way.

"I'm always ready to play if the UFC needs me. I love the frequency of 3 games a year, no matter what we do. I hope to play two more games this year and climb the top of the table, so maybe next year I will have the opportunity to challenge for the title. ”

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