10 Spine-Tingling UFC Homecomings

7. Jessica Andrade (Brazil, UFC 237)

Brazil is a place which many talented UFC fighters are proud to call home, so it comes as little surprise to see the country appear on this list again.

This next fighter had frequently found herself coming up short on the big stage and Jessica Andrade had never held the elusive Strawweight belt which she so desperately yearned for, despite being one of the top fighters in the UFC.

That would all change in her home country of Brazil when Andrade finally made good on her bid to become the champ and cemented herself as the woman with the most victories inside the Octagon.

Winning the belt is awesome, but winning it in front of your home fans must be an incomparable feeling and the Rio de Janeiro capacity crowd nearly took the roof off the arena in honour of the newly crowned Strawweight Champion.

Her reign would only last one fight (more on that later) however this spine-tingling slice of unfiltered love deserves to be replayed and remembered as a crowd-pleasing career highlight for Andrade.

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