jéssica andrade vs rose namajunas UFC 249 in Brooklyn | April 18, 2020

UFC 249 looks set to feature the much-anticipated rematch between Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade. ESPN's Ariel Helwani reported on Monday arrangements are moving toward a conclusion

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Verbal consent has been given by both fighters, according to Damon Martin and Guilherme Cruz of MMA Fighting. If an agreement can be reached, it will mean a first meeting between these two fighters since Andrade knocked out Namajunas at UFC 237 to win the Strawweight title back in May 2019.

Namajunas hasn't fought since, but Andrade subsequently lost the title after she was beaten in just 42 seconds by Weili Zhang when the UFC traveled to Shenzhen, China back in August.

A pair of former strawweight champions will go to battle again as Rose Namajunas is expected to face Jessica Andrade at UFC 249 in Brooklyn, N.Y, on April 18.

Multiple sources confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Thursday with verbal agreements in place for the upcoming showdown. The bout was initially reported by ESPN.

It will be Namajunas’ first appearance in the UFC since she lost her title to Andrade last May in a shocking second-round knockout. After a dominant opening to the fight, Namajunas looked for a submission but Andrade countered by lifting her off the ground and then slamming her back down to the mat.

Namajunas went unconscious and the fight was stopped with Andrade being declared the new champion. Now she will seek to avenge that defeat while facing Andrade for the second time in April.

As for the Brazilian, she moved forward from the win over Namajunas to a title defense against Zhang Weili. Unfortunately, Andrade suffered a first-round knockout loss with Zhang being crowned the first Chinese champion in UFC history.

With both fighters looking to get back on a winning track, Namajunas will clash with Andrade at UFC 249 as part of the card also featuring lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov taking on Tony Ferguson in the main event.