Is Jessica Andrade lesbian?
Jéssica Fernanda da Costa Andrade is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. Andrade is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she competes in the women’s Flyweight division and is a former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion. As of March 7, 2023, she is #4 in the UFC women’s strawweight rankings, #5 in the…
Jéssica Fernanda da Costa Andrade is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. Andrade is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she competes in the women’s Flyweight division and is a former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion.
As of March 7, 2023, she is #4 in the UFC women’s strawweight rankings, #5 in the UFC women’s flyweight rankings, and #8 in the UFC women’s pound-for-pound rankings.
Is Jessica Andrade lesbian?
Jessica Andrade is one of the few openly homosexual fighters in the UFC. Andrade married her longtime girlfriend Fernanda in 2019. Andrade made her professional mixed martial arts debut on September 6, 2011. For the first six professional fights, Andrade trained at Gracie Humaita in Umuarama, but after beating Duda Yankovich, she moved to Niterói to train at Paraná Vale Tudo.
Andrade made her UFC debut against Liz Carmouche, as a replacement for Miesha Tate, at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga on July 23, 2013. This marked the first time that two openly gay fighters went head-to-head in the UFC. Andrade lost the fight via TKO in the second round. Andrade’s second UFC appearance took place on October 26, 2013, when she faced Rosi Sexton at UFC Fight Night 30. She won the fight via a dominant unanimous decision.
