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Strawweight Contender Claudia Gadelha is Enjoying Some Down Time… And Looking Good While Doing It… You’re Welcome…

When a conversation comes up who is the best strawweight fighter on the planet, Claudia Gadelha’s name always comes into the conversation. The Brazilian UFC fighter was widely regarded as second best through Joanna Jedrzejczyck’s long reign as queen of the division, as she fell to two defeats in title fights against the Polish champion.

Since losing for the second time against Joanna, she won two, lost again to Jessica Andrade, and then, most recently, got back on track against Carla Esparza. Gadelha is at a turning point in her career and another win is absolutely vital to keep in touch with the top of the division.

It looks like the pressure isn’t getting to her. Gadelha is very active on Instagram and posted an image yesterday that’s sure to get fans excited.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmbCjvXBL8o/?taken-by=claudiagadelha

Great Fighter

One of Gadelha’s most obvious traits is her phenomenal conditioning. Very few female fighters develop abs like she does, especially at strawweight – Felice Herrig being an obvious exception. Clearly, she’s created a very focused mindset for herself, and is concentrating on self-improvement and removing negativity.

Inadvertently, Gadelha is one of the main beneficiaries of Rose Namajunas becoming the division’s champion. After losing twice to Joanna Jedrzejczyck, it would have taken an incredibly special effort to get another shot at the Polish fighter.

However, it’s more than likely her next fight will be against the winner of Michelle Waterson v Felice Herrig. She’ll definitely fancy her chances against either of those women. It might take another win after that, but she’ll still be in touching distance of the championship.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmWHYUxhctG/?taken-by=claudiagadelha

Beast Mode

As you can see from these images, Gadelha is that rare combination of being a woman with phenomenal muscular definition, while maintaining the feminine appeal. That’s extremely marketable and there’s no doubt that the UFC wouldn’t mind her being their champion.

Obviously, they’d prefer Joanna Jedrzejczyk to move up a division first…

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkLA5LXAJG4/?taken-by=claudiagadelha

Skilled

While Gadelha stumbled for the first time in her career, with a woeful loss to Jessica Andrade, she looks like she’s back in the game. Training at Jackson-Wink in Albuquerque, New Mexico is surely only to her benefit. The likes of Jon Jones, Michelle Waterson, Holly Holm and Donald Cerrone are all based out of that gym.

It regularly produces some of the best MMA talents on the planet. That’s what Gadelha wants to be seen as. She’s searching for redemption.

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