FILE – Jéssica Andrade screams after defeating Cynthia Cavillo by TKO in the first round of their Flyweight bout in UFC 266 at T-Mobile Arena on September 25, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alex Bierens de Haan / Getty Images / AFP
Jessica Andrade won the first round in her strawweight comeback Saturday night at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.
Andrade defeated Amanda Lemos with the first topping triangle in UFC history. The fight ended at 3:13 of the first match.
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The Brazilian competed in the 115-pound weight class for the first time since July 2020. She won 2-1 in the flyweight division.
“I took a little break from flyweight, but this is my division,” Andrade said. “This is where I will perform at my best. I knew I was going to perform for a title again. If I had to climb back up again, that’s what I would do. But if there’s a place to fight for the title, give it to me. ”
Andrade improves to 23-9. Lemos lost with the score 11-2-1.
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