Amanda Lemos is prepared for 25 minutes of frenetic motion in the primary occasion of UFC Vegas 94, however would a lot slightly cease Virna Jandiroba early on the UFC APEX on Saturday.
Lemos rebounded from a loss to UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili by beating Mackenzie Dern in a Combat of the Night time affair in February at UFC 298. She sees potential for one more bonus-winning conflict if she will’t end her fellow Brazilian early.
“I see myself beating Virna by TKO and I’ll at all times search that in my fights,” Lemos advised MMA Preventing. “She is going to attempt to impose her sport and I’ll attempt to impose mine, and it’s going to be electrifying, very dynamic. I’m a striker, she’s a grappler, however I’ve developed quite a bit and I’m exhibiting that. I educated actually arduous for her sport, for her defenses and assaults. We’ll do all the pieces we will to impose my sport and are available out victorious.”
“I clearly by no means enter the octagon seeking to struggle 5 rounds and neither does she,” she continued. “I need to end [the fight] as quickly as attainable, to finish it early, but when we have now to go 5 rounds, I’m certain we’re getting one other Combat of the Night time [bonus]. We’re there preventing for one more title shot to change into world champion.”
Lemos stated she anticipated to face both Jandiroba or Tatiana Suarez after profitable a choice over Dern in February, however wasn’t certain if Suarez could be injury-free and keen to struggle.
Now booked towards Jandiroba, Lemos finds herself dealing with a countrywoman for the fifth time since becoming a member of the UFC.
“I’m preventing a Brazilian yet another time and I’m tremendous excited,” stated Lemos, who gained three of these 4 clashes with two knockouts, shedding solely to former champion Jessica Andrade.
“I’m glad to be in a foremost occasion and to have one other alternative to indicate my work. Preventing a Brazilian is greater than regular to me as a result of we’re at all times on the high, we’re at all times among the many 10 finest, so I’m glad for this. And Virna is a wonderful athlete, she’s on a roll after three wins. She’s powerful, and we’ll placed on a tricky and delightful struggle for the followers.”
