Weeks After Brutal Third Straight Loss, Jessica Andrade’s Decision to Step in Against Mackenzie Dern Leaves Fans Concerned for Ex-UFC Champ

When Aljamain Sterling refused to fight Sean O’Malley after he defeated Henry Cejudo, UFC President Dana White didn’t seem entirely convinced or happy with the decision the former UFC Bantamweight champion had taken. The fact of the matter is that fighters need time to recover between fights to give their best shot.

UFC Women’s Strawweight fighter Jessica Andrade doesn’t seem to be one of them. Andrade seems to be a fighting machine and according to stats, she is currently gearing up for her fifth fight this year. Now whether that is her decision or the promotion’s is still unknown.

Minting money or just desperate for a win? 5th fight for Jessica Andrade in 2023

The UFC obviously doesn’t pay its fighters as much as the NFL or the NBA pays its athletes. This is because the UFC is a relatively new promotion and MMA has only become famous among the masses, recently. That is why when the news of UFC Women’s Strawweight fighter Jessica Andrade’s fifth fight for 2023 was announced for UFC 295, the fans couldn’t help but wonder what could be the driving factor for her. What’s more, is that UFC 295 will be a major event for the UFC this year since it will feature the Heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic.

The year started well for her as she won her fight against Lauren Murphy in January, by decision. However, it started to go downhill for her from there. After defeating Murphy, Andrade has been a part of three more important fights this year and she has lost all of them – either by submission or by TKO/KO. Currently, Jessica Andrade is on a 3-loss streak. 

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So why is the UFC offering her a fifth fight this year? Is it a money move from Andrade? Or is the Brazilian martial artist fighting tooth and nail to secure a win again?

Fans react to Jessica Andrade and Mackenzie Dern’s fight for UFC 295

After the huge success of UFC 292, it seems the promotion has no plans of taking it easy. Fight cards for future UFC main events are being announced and a major bomb has just been dropped for all fans of Jessica Andrade.

The Instagram page ‘mmafighting’, recently uploaded a picture declaring a bout for the UFC 295 fight card – Women’s Strawweight fight between Jessica Andrade and Mackenzie Dern. This would be the fifth fight for Andrade this year after she suffered 3 straight losses. The fans immediately joined the comment section and shared their takes on this.

In the picture, Andrade was seen wearing headgear and some fans mistook her for UFC Middleweight and Heavyweight fighter Alex Pereira.

“I thought Poatan was fighting McKenzie for a second“, said one while another said, “Thought this was Alex Pereira vs Dern for a second“. Another fan joined them and said, “I thought Alex vs Dern for a sec“.

Some fans seemed worried for Andrade. “Jessica going to get 3 fight loss streak“, “How many fights is this for andrade? Damn she really needs a break“, “this gonna be her 5th fight this year, she’s 1-3 so far“, and “Jessica needs to stop” – these were some of the comments from the fans pointing out the fact that this would be her fifth fight. The fans seemed genuinely concerned. 

One fan of Mackenzie Dern said, “when dern fights it’s a good night“. 

The fight is scheduled for October, which means that Jessica still has time to recuperate and do things differently. Will she be able to secure a win this time, in trying to even the scales? Or will this year, which started well for her, end on a sour note? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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