UFC 295 will be Jessica Andrade s fifth fight of 2023
Strawweight fighters Jessica Andrade and Mackenzie Dern, who are both going through difficult divorces, will square off in UFC 295; both women have been shunned by society.
Andrade talked candidly about what has been driving her hectic fighting schedule in 2023 leading up to UFC 295 in her interview with the Troca o Francapodcast.
Andrade stated on the MMA Fighting sTroca o Francapodcast, “This year I went through a divorce that cost a lot of money to pay for lawyers and other things here and there, so I ended up taking five fights.” God willing, it will end this year, and then I’ll be all right. That’s why I got into five fights in 2023—the reason being the divorce. In Brazil, I had to pay a lot of money to lawyers since there is an excessive amount of red tape.
Andrade has already discussed the financial effects of her divorce.
He previously disclosed last year that Jessica was paid in advance by the UFC to assist her in getting out of a tight financial situation brought on by her divorce and her ex-wife’s mismanagement of her finances.
Andrade did a stint as an adult performer
In addition to scheduling more fights and renegotiating her contract, Andrade worked for a while as an adult performer on a notorious website. She is not arrogant about it.
You know what, I never liked doing that kind of thing. For me, it was simply too much. I experienced maltreatment as a child and have certain childhood traumas. I had the same feeling after doing that. as if I had no hands. I had no response. When do you know you’re frozen? It brought back a lot of my trauma. I was unable to decline. I never intended to work for OnlyFans. I detested it. I had never discussed (being mistreated). Only those closest to me were aware. Now, everyone on the planet will know. Things are fine. I was severely traumatized by it, and I was unsure of how to refuse. My first photo leak was a major setback. Though I wasn’t, I had to act like I was.
She said, “That’s why I did it (for money).” The individual managing my finances was someone I didn’t know. I would be told to leave it to me, and I would take care of it. You’ll experience no issues. I’m quite skilled at using this. I was then screwed. It’s a result of my previous marriage. She was in charge of everything, including the finances. The funds then ran out. And what would I do? She refused to accept that we were out of money and that she would have to work to support herself. When you re in the United States, you either work or you re screwed,
No bouts were scheduled for me. I had numerous bills to settle. “Let’s start” (performing internet sex job), she said. I stated that I didn’t want to do those things. I’ve told her for ever. I don t even like taking photos in a bikini. I said, “I’m going to wear lingerie, even though I haven’t worn underwear since I was 13?” She forced me to wear panties, nevertheless. Then it only got worse after that. The eyes became larger as the money began to flow in. You ultimately give up to things that aren’t authentically you.
Although Andrade’s 2011 in-octagon romantic proposal marked the beginning of the marriage, there were undoubtedly some unhappy moments.
Andrade is currently 1-3 in her busy 2023 campaign after losing three straight fights.
Mackenzie Dern also paying for a bitter split
Her UFC 295 opponent, Mackenzie Dern is also dealing with some expensive and painful realities of the human condition following an ugly split and custody battle with ex-husband pro-surfer Wesley Santos.
During the media day for UFC 295, Dern stated, “I realized we always had problems.” Only the strain. The last one I went through the divorce. The divorce is final but you don t realize how much aftermath there is to it. This whole fight is literally still paying my former partner. It s crazy, I have to get punched in the face and you work so hard and you do all this and you have to like pay that much of something.
Money s something, I ll fight here, I ll get it, whatever. Winning or losing, everything s going to be taken care of. I ll make more [money] and stuff like that but it s just problems.
Dern’s ability to successfully navigate the Octagon despite her personal and legal issues has been her one bright spot.Angela Hill bore the brunt of Dern s Fight of the Nightperformance in her last outing.
I was unleashing anger, Dern said with a laugh. It s not only emotion, of course. I was motivated. I needed to win. I needed a bonus. I needed all the money I could get because of everything I was going through, the [divorce]. All that and my desire to win since I was coming off a loss. I had anger, I was letting it all out, but I also evolved in this camp.
I don t want people to think it was only anger during the fight, unleashing it all on Angela, you know? I really have a better idea of [the sport] now. The motivation in this fight was everything I m going through, the divorce, my ex-husband and all that, but people can see that I wouldn t call it a new Mackenzie, but an evolved Mackenzie.
We ll find out which woman can overcome her personal demons this Saturday at UFC 295.
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