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Joanna Jedrzejczyk hopes Kamaru Usman beats Colby Covington’s ‘ass’ at UFC 245
Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Colby Covington are teammates at American Top Team but that doesn’t mean she will be rooting for him in his next fight. At UFC 245, Covington will be taking on Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title, yet Joanna Jedrzejczyk hopes the champion beats up ‘Choas’. The reason why the former strawweight champion […]
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Playing Matchmaker for UFC Tampa: Joanna Jedrzejczyk deserves a title shot
What’s next for the winners of Saturday night’s UFC Tampa card? We take a look in the latest edition of Playing Matchmaker. Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Weili Zhang The main event saw Joanna Jedrzejczyk get back into the win column with a dominant five-round decision win over Michelle Waterson. Jedrzejczyk needed the win after losing three […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk says she broke her foot in second round of UFC Tampa main event
Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk put on a dominant performance against Michelle Waterson in the main event of UFC Tampa, earning a lopsided unanimous decision. She did so despite suffering a nasty foot injury early in the fight. According to Jedrzejczyk, she broke her foot in the second round but managed to go […]
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Michelle Waterson reacts following disappointing loss to Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Michelle Waterson squared off with former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the headliner of tonight’s UFC Tampa event. The fight had high stakes, with the winner being expected to serve as the first challenger to newly crowned UFC strawweight champion Weili Zhang. Michelle Waterson (17-7 MMA) entered tonight’s UFC Tampa headliner on a three-fight win […]
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Pros react to Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeating Michelle Waterson at UFC Tampa
Tonight’s UFC Tampa event was headlined by a key women’s strawweight bout featuring former division title holder Joanna Jedrzejczyk taking on Michelle Waterson. The winner of tonight’s headliner is expected to receive the next shot at Weili Zhang’s UFC strawweight title. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (15-3 MMA) was most previously seen in action at December’s UFC 231 […]
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UFC Tampa Results: Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeats Michelle Waterson (Highlights)
Tonight’s UFC Tampa event is headlined by a key women’s strawweight battle featuring former division title holder Joanna Jedrzejczyk taking on Michelle Waterson. The winner of tonight’s headliner will likely be next in line for a shot at Weili Zhang’s UFC strawweight title. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (15-3 MMA) was most recently seen in action at December’s […]
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UFC Tampa Results and Highlights
The Octagon invades Florida for tonight’s UFC Tampa event, a fourteen-bout fight card headlined by Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Michelle Waterson. The winner of tonight’s headliner will likely be next in line for a shot at Weili Zhang’s UFC strawweight title. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (15-3 MMA) was most recently seen in action at December’s UFC 231 event […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk responds to her weight-cutting critics
The UFC Tampa madness is anything but over. After the news of former UFC strawweight queen Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s problem to make weight in time for her bout against Michelle Waterson broke, multiple versions of the story followed in these past days. The ex belt-holder informed the promotion’s officials with 10-day notice that she couldn’t cut […]
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UFC Tampa | Pro fighters make their picks for Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Michelle Waterson
In the main event of UFC Tampa, Joanna Jedrzejczyk returns to the strawweight division to take on Michelle Waterson. Heading into the fight, the former champion is a big favorite at -335 while ‘The Karate Hottie’ is a +255 underdog. Ahead of the fight — which will happen after much speculation it won’t –, BJPENN.com […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk still plans on making weight for UFC Tampa
Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk was reported earlier today to be having problems making weight, which could lead to the cancellation of her main event fight this Saturday against Michelle Waterson at UFC Tampa. But according to Jedrzejczyk herself, she still plans on making the weight. The former strawweight queen posted an Instagram […]
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Michelle Waterson reacts to reports of Joanna Jedrzejczyk missing weight: ‘I would still fight her’
UFC strawweight contender Michelle Waterson has given her thoughts on the reports that Joanna Jedrzejczyk will miss weight before this Saturday’s UFC Tampa main event. “The Karate Hottie” spoke to Andy Whitelaw of Fox Sports Asia and spoke about her opponent potentially missing weight. “That is something that my management team is working on currently. […]
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Report | Joanna Jedrzejczyk weight-cut woes put UFC Tampa main event in jeopardy
This weekend’s UFC Tampa card was supposed to be headlined by a strawweight showdown between top-ranked contenders Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Michelle Waterson. Regrettably, it sounds as though this fight could be done for. According to Raphael Marinho of Brazilian publication Combate, Jedrzejczyk will not make the strawweight’s 116-pound limit for the fight. Waterson, in turn, has […]
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UFC Tampa | Michelle Waterson believes win over Joanna Jedrzejczyk earns her next title shot
Michelle Waterson is calling it the biggest fight of her career. In the main event of UFC Tampa, she is taking on former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, and the winner could very well be getting the next title shot. While this is a massive fight for Waterson, it wasn’t her first choice. After her […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk scolds Colby Covington: ‘You shouldn’t s**t in your gym’
Colby Covington has alienated many of his stablemates at American Top Team, and that includes former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Jedrzejczyk gave her thoughts on Covington during a recent interview with James Lynch of theScore. Her main gripe with Covington is his failure to support Dustin Poirier ahead of UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi, […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk says contract stipulates title shot with UFC Tampa win
After Weili Zhang finished Jessica Andrade at UFC Shenzhen to become the new UFC women’s strawweight champion, the natural question is to ask who is next in line for a title shot. According to former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, the answer to that is it’s her. Jedrzejczyk spoke to Polish news outlet Polsat Sport recently and said […]
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Kenny Florian likes how Namajunas, Jedrzejczyk match up against Weili Zhang
Kenny Florian thinks Rose Namajunas and Joanna Jedrzejczyk have a good chance at giving Weili Zhang problems. Zhang made history at UFC Shenzhen. She defeated Jessica Andrade via TKO in 42 seconds to capture the UFC strawweight title. This makes Zhang the first UFC champion born in China. While Zhang has realized a dream, the […]
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Dan Lambert reveals UFC has promised Joanna Jedrzejczyk title shot with win
Joanna Jedrzejczyk has a lot riding on her next fight at strawweight. In the main event of UFC San Francisco, she will take on Michelle Waterson. It will also mark her first fight at 115-pounds since she beat Tecia Torres by decision back in July of 2018. Since her last win, Jedrzejczyk moved up to […]
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BREAKING | Joanna Jedrzejczyk targeted to return opposite Michelle Waterson
Former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk is set to return to the division she once ruled opposite long-time contender Michelle Waterson, per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. The bout will reportedly headline a UFC Fight Night card scheduled for October 12. Breaking: Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Michelle Waterson verbally agreed to headline UFC Fight Night on Oct. 12, […]
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Jessica Andrade dismisses talk of Joanna Jedrzejczyk rematch
Jessica Andrade shocked the mixed martial arts world at UFC 237 when she knocked out Rose Namajunas with an emphatic slam to capture the promotions strawweight crown. While many fans and analysts predicted that Andrade’s raw power would be enough to dethrone Namajunas, few people saw the fight ending the way it did. After a […]
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Dan Lambert believes Joanna Jedrzejczyk could get title shot now that Jessica Andrade is champion
At UFC 237, the strawweight title was on the line as Rose Namajunas was looking to defend the belt against Jessica Andrade. In the end, Andrade captured the belt in wild fashion, knocking Namajunas out with a slam. Before the title changed hands, the widespread belief was that the winner of Tatiana Suarez vs. Nina […]
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The biggest winners from UFC 237
It always feels special when the Octagon comes back to where it all started. The UFC 237 pay-per-view from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was no exception. The Brazilian fighters had a rough night in Rio at the Jeunesse Arena. Eight Brazilian fighters suffered losses over the weekend, but six Brazilians picked up wins. None were […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk sends message of support to Rose Namajunas after UFC 237
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 237, Rose Namajunas surrendered the UFC strawweight belt to Jessica Andrade, succumbing to a brutal slam and a volley of followup punches. In the wake of this tough loss, Namajunas received a message of support from one of her fiercest rivals, former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. https://twitter.com/joannamma/status/1127449277167435782 “Keep […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk announces release of new cookbook
Joanna Jedrzejczyk always seems to have a lot going on in her life outside the cage. Her latest project? A cookbook. The former UFC strawweight champion announced this new release, titled Eat, Laugh and Fight, in an emoji-spattered Instagram post on Tuesday. See it below: 🇺🇸. Aaaaa!🤩 I’m so excited that my next book is […]
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Carla Esparza targeting rematch with Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Carla Esparza got the job done at UFC Fort Lauderdale over the weekend, defeating former Invicta champ Virna Jandiroba by unanimous decision. For the former UFC strawweight champ, the pressure was on heading into this fight, as another loss would have equated to a three-fight skid. “When I was in the locker room, like … […]
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Joanna Jedrezjczyk plans to win back 115-pound title then move to flyweight
Believe it or not, the former queen of the strawweight division, Joanna Jedrzejczyk is 1-3 in her last four bouts. After losing in back to back title fights against Rose Namajunas, Jedrzejczyk would rebound with a unanimous decision over perennial top 10 contender Tecia Torres before taking a fight back at her old division of […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk was ‘mad’ at Rose Namajunas’ inactivity, says strawweight is next
For the former 115-pound UFC champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, she has gone through a wild last couple of fights since the back end of 2017. Having amassed a record five title defenses as the UFC strawweight champ, Jedrzejczyk looked nearly unbeatable going into her title bout with Rose Namajunas. But the time was now for ‘Thug’ […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Dan Lambert says Joanna Jedrzejczyk hasn’t decided what division to fight in next
Joanna Jedrzejczyk used to be the UFC strawweight champ, and for a long period of time, it didn’t look like anyone could beat her. However, Rose Namajunas eventually came along and beat Jedrzejczyk in back-to-back fights, putting an end to the Polish star’s reign. Once Jedrzejczyk was no longer the strawweight champion, some fans began […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk declines March fight offer, looking to rest for ‘a bit’
When it comes to the 115-pound strawweight division, no one has accomplished more than Poland’s Joanna Jedrzejczyk. After racking up an impressive five consecutive title defenses, Jedrzejczyk would finally meet her match after going 14-0 in her MMA career. Dropping her title in a surprise upset to Rose Namajunas at UFC 217, Jedrzejczyk would get […]