Filed under: News , UFC RIO DE JANEIRO – A crucial strawweight bout will open UFC 190’s main card when top contenders Claudia Gadelha and Jessica Aguilar collide inside the octagon. Although Gadelha (12-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) is coming off a loss and Aguilar (19-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is making her promotional debut, both are confident a victory will earn the next shot at 115-pound champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC). Gadelha is actually just one fight removed from a bout with Jedrzejczyk, but she’s still hanging around the top of the division because of how the fight played out. She suffered a split decision loss to the current champion at UFC on FOX 13 in December for the first and only defeat of her career. The catch, however, is that many believe Gadelha won the fight
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Jessica Aguilar, Claudia Gadelha both expect strawweight title shot with UFC 190 win – MMA Junkie