Jessica Andrade and Jasmine Jasudavicius face off in a pivotal flyweight pairing on the UFC 315 prelims.
Now in her 13th year on the UFC roster, Andrade remains a fixture in the Top 15 in two divisions, entering this contest stationed at No. 7 in the flyweight rankings and No. 4 at strawweight. She landed on the wrong side of the cards in her most recent outing, but as a former champion and the female fighter with the most appearances in UFC history, you know that she will be dialed in and ready to deliver when she stomps out to the Octagon in Montreal later this month.
There may not be anyone that enjoys going to work in the UFC cage more than Jasudavicius, who touches down in la belle province having earned three wins and two bonuses in 2024 before pushing her winning streak to four with a victory over Mayra Bueno Silva earlier this year. The Niagara Top Team representative has grown by leaps and bounds since her time on Dana White’s Contender Series, and should get a massive pop when she walks out to face off with Andrade here.
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This feels like a little bit of a crossroads fight for both competitors, in addition to carrying the usual stakes that accompany any matchup between two ranked fighters.
While three years younger than her Canadian opponent, Andrade has been fighting for significantly longer and been through some battles, and it’ll be interesting to gauge whether she’s still capable of being the veteran roadblock midway up the rankings. For Jasudavicius, this is her chance to take a big step forward in the ultra-competitive 125-pound ranks on the same night the title is up for grabs and before two more of the hopefuls ahead of her in the rankings battle it out later in the month.
