Claudia Gadelha

Carla Esparza is having a tough time letting go of her split-decision loss to Claudia Gadelha at UFC 225, primarily because she was never able to get a firm grip to begin with. On an appearance Monday on the MMA Hour, Carla Esparza levied some heavy accusations on the...

At UFC 225 on Saturday night, the preliminary fight card delivered on all levels, including the women, as Claudia Gadelha and Carla Esparza came to fight. The two UFC Women's Strawweight contenders went at it from the word "go," as Gadelha immediately rocked Esparza with a big shot in the...

Claudia Gadelha isn't short on confidence going into her UFC 225 match-up. Tomorrow night (June 9), Gadelha will take on Carla Esparza. The bout will be featured on the FOX Sports 1 portion of UFC 225. The strawweights will do battle inside the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Gadelha is looking...

The bad blood between Claudia Gadelha and Joanna Jedrzejczyk is still alive and kicking. For a time, Jedrzejczyk's greatest rival was Gadelha. Back in Dec. 2014, Gadelha and Jedrzejczyk did battle in a title eliminator. Jedrzejczyk ended up nabbing a split decision. She went on to defeat Carla Esparza to...

UFC 225 just landed a major strawweight grudge match. Two-time title contender Claudia Gadelha will face off with former champion Carla Esparza at UFC 225 at the United Center in Chicago on June 9. UFC officials confirmed the new matchup on Wednesday night. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/963930570613911552 While this is the first time these two fighters...

Claudia Gadelha is ready to return to action. Gadelha last competed back in September. She dropped a unanimous decision to Jessica Andrade at UFC Fight Night 117. Previously, the only fighter who defeated Gadelha was Joanna Jedrzejczyk. "Claudinha" took some time off to recover from injuries and spend time with...

Joanna Jedrzejczyk witnessed two former foes do battle and she feels one didn't prepare for the other. Back in September, Claudia Gadelha and Jessica Andrade did battle at UFC Fight Night 117 in Saitama, Japan. Andrade won the bout via unanimous decision. Prior to the bout, Gadelha only lost to...

Claudia Gadelha is taking her recent loss as best as she can. Last night (Sept. 22), Gadelha took on Jessica Andrade in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 117. She lost the bout via unanimous decision. Andrade became just the second fighter to defeat Gadelha. On a recent Instagram post,...

Both Claudia Gadelha and Jessica Andrade know what it takes to compete for the UFC strawweight title. The two former title contenders meet Friday night in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 117 from Saitama, Japan. The event airs live on FXX. For Gadelha, this fight presents another opportunity to...

An Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-main event preview without Joe Rogan simply will not do. That’s why the promotion has called upon their long-time color commentator to deliver his analysis of UFC Fight Night 117’s co-headliner. This Friday night (Sept. 22), strawweights Claudia Gadelha and Jessica Andrade will clash inside...

Jessica Andrade has delivered a warning to Claudia Gadelha. This Friday night (Sept. 22), Andrade and Gadelha will do battle inside the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The bout will be part of the main card of UFC Fight Night 117. In a recent interview with Bloody Elbow, Andrade said Gadelha's...

UFC strawweight contenders Claudia Gadelha and Jessica Andrade made it known on social media that they are interested in squaring off. And UFC officials took note. According to a report out of Brazil by Combate, Gadelha and Andrade will indeed face off against one another when the Octagon returns to Japan...

It looks like Claudia Gadelha and Jessica Andrade wouldn't mind throwing leather soon. Gadelha and Andrade are two top ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweights. Both competitors fought 115-pound champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and fell short in their bid for the gold. Gadelha recently took to Instagram to express interest in fighting...

Claudia Gadelha simply wants to fight. She's developed a reputation for being the second best strawweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She's in a weird spot as another title shot isn't likely in her near future. She's already lost to the current champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk twice. Gadelha explained to MMAJunkie.com...

Claudia Gadelha is 2-0 against Joanna Jedrzejczyk, but she doesn't feel that way. Gadelha is coming off a quick submission victory over Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 212. Gadelha has now won two straight bouts and remains at the number one spot on the official Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight division. Speaking...