History was made in July with the inception of the UFC’s newly-formed 115-pound women’s strawweight division and two fighters have already established themselves as top contenders for a shot at the UFC women’s strawweight championship in 2015. On July 16, in the UFC’s first women’s strawweight fight, decorated BJJ black belt Claudia Gadelha (12-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) made a successful octagon debut by defeating Finnish prospect Tina Lahdemaki (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in an entertaining three-round battle at “UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller” in Atlantic City, N.J.
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Women’s MMA Report: Gadelha and Jedrzejczyk win UFC debuts, title eliminator planned – MMA Junkie