RIO DE JANEIRO – When Jessica Andrade steps into the octagon to meet Rose Namajunas for the latter’s UFC strawweight title at UFC 237 on Saturday night, it will mark her second attempt at 115-pound gold. The first time around, she fought then-champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, and while Andrade (19-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) acquitted herself well in her UFC 211 challenge, she lost a clear-cut unanimous decision. Since then, she’s won three fights in a row, and as she gets set to meet Namajunas (8-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Andrade believes the difference between then and now is a simple matter of confidence.
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Confidence the difference for Jessica Andrade heading into second title shot – MMA Junkie