5. Jessica Andrade vs. Tecia Torres
UFC on Fox 28
Feb. 24 | Orlando, Florida
With the Rose Namajunas-Joanna Jedrzejczyk rematch booked for UFC 223 on April 7, this one has “title eliminator” written all over it. The once-beaten Torres has made her move toward the top of the women’s strawweight division with back-to-back-to-back victories over Bec Rawlings, Julianna Lima and former Invicta Fighting Championships titleholder Michelle Waterson. The 28-year-old taekwondo black belt has compiled a 6-1 record since arriving in the UFC in December 2014, her only setback coming in a unanimous decision loss to the aforementioned Namajunas. Andrade has won four of her five bouts -- her lone defeat resulted from a failed UFC 211 encounter with Jedrzejczyk -- since downshifting to 115 pounds two years ago. The Parana Vale Tudo lynchpin last appeared at UFC Fight Night 117 on Sept. 23, when she upset Claudia Gadelha in a three-round unanimous decision.

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