Filed under: News , UFC Former UFC bantamweight Jessica Andrade has had only two strawweight appearances, but, at least according to her camp, they have been convincing enough to earn her a title shot. Interpreting for Andrade (15-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) during a chat with MMAjunkie Radio after the cancellation of her UFC 207 scrap (first against Maryna Moroz and then Angela Hill), manager Tiago Okamura said the organization gave her the option of going straight for a title shot against champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) instead of taking another fight. But, given the financial needs of such a high-stakes camp, they felt it was best to take another scrap before making that move. “After all the mess, the fight being canceled, they mentioned we could go straight (to the title shot),” Okamura said. “But honestly, for us it’s not very interesting because we need to make this worth (it), this has to be a proper camp. “If we’re doing the title shot, we need to have money

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Manager: Jessica Andrade was offered UFC champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk, wants another fight first – MMA Junkie

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