{"id":166039,"date":"2015-09-16T20:22:35","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T03:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=166039"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:48:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:48:44","slug":"joanna-champion-says-valerie-letourneau-deserves-title-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/joanna-champion-says-valerie-letourneau-deserves-title-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Joanna &#8216;Champion&#8217; Says Valerie Letourneau Deserves Title Shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At UFC 193, which will take place on Nov. 14 in Melbourne, Australia, strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will take on Valerie Letourneau in her second title defense.<\/p>\n<p>In her last two fights, against former champ Carla Esparza and challenger Jessica Penne, Joanna looked unstoppable, battering both fighters until the referee saved them from more damage. Now she&#8217;ll face the relatively unknown Letourneau, but insists she&#8217;s worthy of the title shot.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what Joanna said at the recent UFC 193 press conference:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m super happy that she beat Maryna Moroz because (Moroz) had a really big mouth; she called me and wants to fight me, but Valerie did a great job with Maryna Moroz. She almost knocked her out in the first round, so she did well and she deserves to fight for a title.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>How do you see this fight playing out, will Joanna dominate once again, or can fellow striker Letourneau pull off the upset?<\/p>\n<p>Sound off in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At UFC 193, which will take place on Nov. 14 in Melbourne, Australia, strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will take on Valerie Letourneau in her second title defense. 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