The past few months have been frustrating for Claudia Gadelha . At UFC on ESPN 8, Gadelha (17-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) expects to create a problem for her UFC on ESPN 8 opponent instead of experiencing one. “After that nightmare that happened in January with Alexa Grasso where she didn’t make weight, I was frustrated,” Gadelha told MMA Junkie during Thursday’s UFC on ESPN 8 virtual media day. “I spent three months in New Jersey through the winter, training so much for that fight, and she didn’t make weight. It was like ‘(Expletive), what am I going to do now?’” A strawweight, Gadelha was booked for fights in December, January and early May. All three fights were canceled for various reasons
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