The upcoming UFC 283 tournament in Brazil will host Brazilian Jessica Andrade and American Lauren Murphy. In the main card of the event, women flyweights Jessica Andrade and Lauren Murphy will face off. The former champion versus the former title challenger. The fight is planned for 04:00 UK time.
Undoubtedly, the clear favourite for the upcoming clash is Jessica. Jessica is eight years younger and has the edge in power as well as wrestling. To succeed, Lauren will need to keep her opponent at bay at all times, using her longer reach. Nevertheless, the Brazilian has a great ability to shorten it, which will allow her to grab her opponent in her strong arms and not let her go. We don’t think the American has much chance of a favourable outcome.
The Brazilian was winning the UFC title at strawweight when she was able to slam in a defeat to Rose Namayunas. The girl subsequently lost the title and jumped weight classes. At 125 pounds, Valentina Shevchenko failed to take the gold, but Jessica didn’t stop there.
She managed to cap off a painful loss to Bullet with two early victories. First, she finished with a technical knockout of Cynthia Calvillo and then brutally choked out compatriot Amanda Lemos.
In the octagon, Andrade engages all the components of MMA. She’s got impressive knockout power in every punch, but she also frequently performs amplitude takedowns and uses her jiu-jitsu to attack. The South American is currently 31 years old and her record includes 23 wins and nine defeats.
American Lauren Murphy has stepped on the same rake as her future rival. She lost to Shevchenko without a chance in the title clash but was then able to defeat the former champion, Miesha Tate confidently. With this fight, ‘’Lucky’’ proved her competitiveness, and at the age of 39. Overall, the Alaska native has only one misfire in her previous seven fights, and she now holds fourth place in the lightest division rankings.
Murphy poses a threat due to her advanced striking technique. The champion aside, Lauren has top-class boxing compared to other girls. In 21 fights the young lady has managed to rack up 16 wins, with five defeats.
Age – 31;
Height – 1.57;
Weight – 57;
Reach – 1.57;
Stance – Southpaw;
Statistics – 23-9-0;
Wins – 9 Knockouts, 8 Submissions, 6 Decisions;
Losses – 4 Knockouts, 2 Submissions, 3 Decisions.
Age – 39;
Height – 1.65;
Weight – 57;
Reach – 1.70;
Stance – Orthodox;
Statistics – 16-5-0;
Wins – 8 Knockouts, 1 Submission, 7 Decisions;
Losses – 1 Knockout, 0 Submissions, 4 Decisions.
Where will this fixture be played?
The event will take place at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for the UFC 283: Teixeira vs Hill: Jessica Andrade vs Lauren Murphy at 1xBet.