Jessica Andrade believes her time preparing in Brazil helped her defeat Claudia Gadelha.

Friday night (Sept. 22), Andrade and Gadelha competed on UFC Fight Night 117’s co-main event. “Bate Estaca” nabbed a unanimous decision victory over Gadelha. Andrade wasn’t shy in saying that Gadelha made a mistake leaving Brazil going into their bout.

Her view didn’t change after the fight. During the post-fight press conference, Andrade credited training in Brazil for her victory:

“I hope I do get to go to number one in the rankings, but the big thing here is I believe that I showed the world that with this one I can prove to everybody that you don’t need to leave your hometown, you don’t need to leave your country to become a better fighter. Everything that I did, I did in Brazil. I am a Brazilian, I represent Brazil, I train there and I’m going to be a champion for Brazil.”