Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s strawweight contenders Claudia Gadelha and Jessica Andrade will collide later tonight (Fri., Sept. 22, 2017) at the UFC Fight Night 117 mixed martial arts (MMA) event inside Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Gadelha (15-2) has just two losses on her professional record and both came against undefeated strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, the greatest female fighter currently competing under the UFC banner. Andrade (16-6) captured three straight wins at 115 pounds before losing a decision to Jedrzejczyk and while it was not competitive, she did prove how tough she can be when the fists start flying. Check out their fight video preview above. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Fight Night 117 fight card below, starting with the FXX "Prelims" matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET, followed by the main card start time of 10 p.m. ET, also on FXX. To see who else is fighting at UFC Fight Night 117 click here. Watch Claudia Gadelha vs. Jessica Andrade full fight video highlights from UFC Japan’s co-main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports. UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami took place Sept. 22 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. UFC strawweight contenders Claudia Gadelha (15-2) and Jessica Andrade (16-6) collided in the night's co-main event, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Catch the video highlights above. For more on Gadelha vs. Andrade, check out the event recap courtesy of MMAFighting.com's Guilherme Cruz.
Click To Subscribe To LowKick on YouTube After securing her first UFC finish over Karolina Kowalkiewicz at June’s UFC 212, former women’s strawweight challenger Claudia Gadelha was looking to lock up a third bout with champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk when she battled Jessica Andrade in the co-main event of last night’s (Fri., September 22, 2017) UFC Fight Night 117 from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Despite an extremely strong start where she showed crisp, accurate punches, however, it was her Brazilian countrymate Andrade who weathered the storm to batter a tiring Gadelha when the fight became a bloody, all-out battle in the final two rounds. Also a former title contender, Andrade used a never-ending stream of huge slams and top control to bludgeon Gadelha and take the gas out of her tank, landing 141 significant strikes including several ground shots to the body. In a card full of impressive performances, the bout deservedly earned “Fight of the Night” and should put Andrade back up on the short list of legit contenders for Jedrzejczyk’s iron grip on the belt. Watch full highlights of Andrade’s most telling UFC victory here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMQWdK7RX00
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