More or less the outcome of the fight was expected, it was a question of what way will Jessica finish her opponent. Well, the ending was not disappointing at all. On the contrary, we were able to see a very unusual finish by a standing choke.
This type of finish was the first to happen in the complete UFC history. Until now the UFC has organized more than 1000 bouts and not one time has someone used a triangle choke in a standing position.
Jessica Andrade Destroyed Amanda Lemos And Won By Performing Standing Choke – This is my division!
It appears that Jessica was practicing this unusual standing choke for some time now, and was planning to use it in this fight. It is not something that just happened in the fight. It’s something that has been well trained and tried out by the 115-pound champion.
“My coach figured out this was something that could work and we worked on it and we worked on it. Once I locked in, I said OK, I’m going to keep at it and I’m going to catch it. The moment I started hearing her gurgling, I thought it’s not for a takedown, this is for the submission.” ” – said the strawweight champion.
As it was predicted by many experts, Jessica Andrade came into the octagon for this fight very aggressive and hungry for the win. Even though there have been no knockdowns during the whole fight, the damage that Lemos absorbed is of significant levels. She received seven powerful significant strikes and gave only three. The control was mostly in Andrade’s hands during the whole fight. And in the end, there was this outstanding triangle choke.
Andrade throughout her career has been competing in three different weight classes. Bantamweight, Strawweight, and Flyweight. However, she revealed that the Strawweight is the class where she feels most confident. And from the looks of it, she will stay here for a while.
“This is my division. This is where I’m going to perform my best. I know that I’m ready to fight for the title again. If you guys give me a shot, I’m going to be here. I’m going to be ready. It was humbling to fight for the 10th position in the ranking but if that’s what I have to do, if I have to climb back again, I’m going to do it.” – the winner said full of determination and will. Fueled by the atmosphere and the thrill of the win she sounded ready to take on Rose Namajunas.
Will the UFC provide her with a chance to win the title? And most importantly, if they do, will she be able to back her talking up?
From what she has shown at the UFC Vegas 52 event we can surely say that she will not disappoint. However, to come out as a winner from that fight she will need to put in much more work. Which we are sure she will.
