{"id":237503,"date":"2017-05-16T12:16:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T19:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=237503"},"modified":"2017-05-16T12:16:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T19:16:29","slug":"joanna-jedrzejczyk-defends-ronda-rousey-ahead-of-record-tying-title-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ronda-rousey\/joanna-jedrzejczyk-defends-ronda-rousey-ahead-of-record-tying-title-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Joanna Jedrzejczyk defends Ronda Rousey ahead of record tying title defense"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past weekend at UFC 211, UFC women’s strawweight kingpin Joanna Jedrzejczyk stepped into the Octagon against Jessica Andrade for a highly anticipated matchup of styles.<\/a><\/p>\n

Joanna Jedrzejczyk stepped into the Octagon in hopes of picking her opponent apart and using her elite level striking to defend her belt for the fourth time, while Andrade looked to use her power to hand the champion her first professional loss. ‘Joanna Champion’ passed the test with flying colors as she utilized her striking and movement to pick apart Andrade<\/a> over the course of 5 rounds.<\/p>\n

\"Joanna<\/p>\n

Following the win, it was no secret that Jedrzejczyk’s next title defense could see her tie Ronda Rousey’s record of most successful title defenses by a female champion.<\/p>\n

She spoke to MMAJunkie to defend Rousey from critics who questioned whether Jedrzejczyk thought Rousey could have remained champion longer if she didn’t have distractions outside of the Octagon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that Ronda Rousey is one of the greatest athletes in this sport,\u201d Jedrzejczyk told MMAjunkie Radio on Monday. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t believe that she was focused more on the movies, and the commercials (and) photo shoots, than on training. I don\u2019t believe that, because she became an Olympian medalist when she was very young, and I know that she knows what hard work means.”<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not easy to become a UFC champion, it\u2019s not easy to defend the title, or become a rich person, or a popular person,\u201d Jedrzejczyk said. \u201cBut the thing is to deal with it. I hope that I\u2019m going to stay humble. I\u2019m going to take this seriously, because I have a good life. I have good people around me. But still, the work in the gym is the most important. Because at the end of the day, people want to see me in good shape during the fight, not on the cover of magazines, not at the commercials.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to be remembered as one of the best and greatest fighters and athletes from Poland, not as a celebrity, or person from the covers or photo shoots. I like to do that \u2013 I like my media and sponsorship obligations, but when it\u2019s time for it, I do this. And I believe that Ronda did this the same way. People cannot say that, because they don\u2019t know the truth. Only she knows.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Ronda<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 5\/16\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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