LAS VEGAS – Jessica Andrade won’t rule out more future moves down to the strawweight division, but said she’s currently experiencing the best weight cut of her career for her women’s flyweight bout against Natalia Silva at UFC Fight Night 242.
Andrade (26-12 MMA, 17-10 UFC) is the only female in UFC history to earn victories in three weight classes. She started as a bantamweight, then went down to strawweight where she had her biggest success in becoming a UFC champion. In recent years, she has spent most of her time at flyweight, but has made some appearances down at 115 pounds.
The matchup with Silva (17-5-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) is in the weight class where she feels most comfortable, Andrade said, despite starting her came 30 pounds heavier than where she will weigh in on Friday ahead of Saturday’s contest at the UFC Apex (ESPN+).
