Andrade cut more than four stone in 32 days for 2017 fight

Jessica Andrade says she dropped "60lb successful 32 days" earlier her triumph against Claudia Gadelha successful 2017, but is presently experiencing 1 of nan "best weight cuts" of her career.

Andrade, 32, is group to look Natalia Silva connected nan undercard astatine UFC Fight Night successful Las Vegas connected on Saturday.

The flyweight bout betwixt nan 2 Brazilians takes spot astatine 125lb, but Andrade's title pinch Gadelha took spot astatine nan 115lb strawweight limit.

The trim of 60lb equates to 4st 3lb aliases 27.2kg.

"A batch of weight losses successful nan past for nan cuts. For nan conflict against Gadelha, I really dropped 60lb successful 32 days," said Andrade.

"I had 30 pounds [to cut] erstwhile I heard astir this conflict successful June successful Brazil.

“Only started to do nan weight trim present erstwhile I sewage backmost astatine nan extremity of June. This has been 1 of my champion weight cuts."

It's not uncommon for MMA fighters to trim weight successful nan weeks starring up to a bout, but nan UFC counsel its athletes to suffer nary much than 8% of their assemblage weight during conflict week.

On conflict nighttime athletes are recommended to enactment wrong 10% of their weight class.

Andrade says she had 5 pounds to shed this week, which is successful statement pinch UFC guidelines.

The organisation has taken steps successful caller years to make weight cuts safer - by banning IV drips, which forces fighters to hydrate successful a healthier way, and building nan Performance Institute, which provides guidance for its athletes from master wellness experts.

Andrade has won 26 of her 38 bouts since debuting successful 2011, while Silva has a grounds of 17 wins and 5 defeats.

The paper astatine nan UFC Apex is headlined by a welterweight bout betwixt Brazil's Gilbert Burns and American Sean Brady.