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Colby Covington buries Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Jorge Masvidal

Tom Taylor - March 18, 2020

Colby Covington is trying to keep the peace with Dustin Poirier, but the same doesn’t apply to his American Top Team stablemates Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Jorge Masvidal. Speaking to Submission Radio recently, Covington absolutely buried Masvidal and Jedrzejczyk.

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Video | Joanna Jedrzejczyk provides update one week after war with Weili Zhang

Adam D Martin - March 15, 2020

UFC women’s strawweight contender Joanna Jedrzejczyk showed a video of the bruises on her face a week after her war with Weili Zhang at UFC 248. Jedrzejczyk and Zhang threw down for 25 minutes in one of the greatest MMA fights of all time. At the end of five rounds, Zhang was awarded the victory via split decision. But Jedrzejczyk certainly held her own in the fight, and fans gained a new level of respect for the former champion after going to war against Zhang in the middle of the Octagon.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk set for surgery in Poland for hematoma suffered in UFC 248 fight

Cole Shelton - March 12, 2020

Joanna Jedrzejczyk will have surgery in Poland to help the swelling go down from the hematoma she sustained in her UFC 248 fight. In the co-main event, Jedrzejczyk was fighting Weili Zhang for the strawweight belt. She was looking to reclaim the title after losing it to Rose Namajunas back in 2017. Yet, after a hard-fought five rounds, where many consider it to be one of the best fights of all-time it was Zhang who won a split-decision.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk praises Weili Zhang: 'She's a very tough b*tch'

Adam Martin - March 12, 2020

Joanna Jedrzejczyk praised her rival Weili Zhang after their war at UFC 248, calling the UFC women’s strawweight champion ‘a very tough b*tch.’ Jedrzejczyk and Zhang fought 25 of the most action-packed minutes you will ever see in an MMA fight in the co-main event of last weekend’s UFC 248. The two slugged it out for five rounds, battering each other’s faces and bodies, with Zhang eventually emerging as the winner by a narrow split decision to keep the belt.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk issues statement after UFC 248 loss

Tom Taylor - March 10, 2020

Joanna Jedrzejczyk failed to reclaim the UFC strawweight title at UFC 248, losing a razor-close split decision to Chinese champion Weili Zhang. Despite this tough setback, the Polish star seems to be in good spirits. Speaking on her official Instagram page on Monday night, the former UFC strawweight queen issued a quick and positive statement to update her fans. See it below.

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Why women's MMA is here to stay

Natasha Hooper - March 9, 2020

Women’s MMA is needed now more than ever before. At UFC 248, fans witnessed an all-out war from strawweight royalty Weili Zhang and Joanna Joanna Jędrzejczyk. The pair collided in an action-packed brawl that seemingly overshadowed the main event between Israel Adesanya vs Yoel Romero. Out of left field, MMA fighter Islam Makhachev disregarded the female athletes with a now-deleted tweet, “this is not a women’s sport” he stated. Even Dana White previously dismissed the idea of a women’s division in the UFC. The MMA anti-female rhetoric attracts criticism but nevertheless highlights an ongoing perception that females should not fight.

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John McCarthy gives his scorecard for Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Adam Martin - March 9, 2020

Bellator commentator and veteran MMA official Big John McCarthy has share his scorecard for the UFC 248 co-main event between Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Zhang and Jedrzejczyk put on an instant classic on Saturday night, going the full five-round distance against each other in an all-out war. Zhang won the fight by split decision, but Jedrzejczyk saw her stock rise by putting on an incredible performance even despite losing. McCarthy, who knows a thing or two about fighting, was asked by host Josh Thomson on the “Weighing In” podcast what he thought about the fight, and he praised both women for their performances.

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Team provides update on Joanna Jedrzejczyk following UFC 248

Adam D Martin - March 8, 2020

The team for UFC women’s strawweight contender Joanna Jedrzejczyk provided a health update following her war with Weili Zhang at UFC 248. Jedrzejczyk stood in the center of the Octagon for 25 minutes, banging it out with Zhang for five rounds in what is the consensus greatest female MMA fight of all time. At the end of the fight, the judges sided with Zhang as the winner via split decision, but there’s no doubt Jedrzejczyk put up an incredible fight despite losing on the cards.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk slams 'cocky and arrogant' Weili Zhang

Tom Taylor - March 6, 2020

Former UFC strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk feels that the division’s reigning champ Weili Zhang is getting cocky. Jedrzejczyk let loose on Zhang ahead of their strawweight title fight, which co-headlines the UFC 248 card in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk divulges gameplan for Weili Zhang fight

Adam Martin - March 5, 2020

Joanna Jedrzejczyk has divulged her gameplan for this weekend’s co-main event title fight at UFC 248 against UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang. Jedrzejczyk will be looking to reclaim the gold that once belonged to her when the two rivals take on each other this Saturday night at UFC 248 in Las Vegas. There has been no shortage of bad blood between these two, especially after Jedrzejczyk posted a meme of the coronavirus, which infuriated Zhang.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk believes Jessica Andrade wasn't 100 percent for Weili Zhang fight

Cole Shelton - March 5, 2020

Joanna Jedrzejczyk doesn’t think Jessica Andrade was completely healthy going into her title defense against Weili Zhang. Andrade was coming off a second-round knockout win over Rose Namajunas to win the strawweight title. In her first title defense at UFC Shenzhen, she had to go into enemy territory to battle Zhang who was just 3-0 in the UFC at the time.

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Dana White says Joanna Jedrzejczyk has been at the beach while Weili Zhang has been training

Adam Martin - March 4, 2020

UFC president Dana White threw some shade at Joanna Jedrzejczyk, saying she’s been at the beaching soaking up the sun while Weili Zhang has been training. Jedrzejczyk meets Zhang this weekend at UFC 248 in the co-main event of the evening with the UFC women’s strawweight title up for grabs. The two rivals do not like each other and have been looking for months to get into the cage and settle their differences. Jedrzejczyk threw more fire on the rivalry when she joked about the coronavirus, and Zhang is sure to want to avenge those comments for the Chinese people.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk eyes potential first title defense against Rose Namajunas: 'I want that one'

Cole Shelton - February 24, 2020

Joanna Jedrzejczyk wants her potential first title defense to be a big money fight and she believes that is the trilogy against Rose Namajunas. In the co-main event of UFC 248, Jedrzejczyk will take on Weili Zhang in the Chinese champion’s first title defense. It is a fight the Pole is confident she will win as she knows she’s the better fighter and will reclaim her throne on March 7.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk responds to Weili Zhang amid backlash for Coronavirus post

Tom Taylor - January 29, 2020

Joanna Jedrzejczyk has found herself in hot water after sharing a controversial picture to her Instagram story. The post in question included a promotional image of Jedrzejczyk and her UFC 248 opponent, China’s Weili Zhang. The controversy stemmed from the fact that, in the image, Jedrzejczyk was wearing a gas mask — at a time when Zhang’s homeland is reeling from a deadly Coronavirus outbreak.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk reveals previous relationship affected recent losses

Natasha Hooper - January 4, 2020

Joanna Jedrzejczyk will collide against the current strawweight champion, Weili Zhang in the main event of UFC 248 on Saturday March 7, 2020. During an episode of UFC Unfiltered, the Polish fighter reflected on her time as the 115-pound titleholder and her relationship turmoil that impacted her eventual loss. “Life of a single woman,” Jedrzejczyk laughed off as she described her current relationship status [transcript via MMA Fighting].

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk says she will dominate 'not very technical' Weili Zhang

Cole Shelton - January 3, 2020

Joanna Jedrzejczyk believes she will dominate Weili Zhang at UFC 248 in March en route to reclaiming her strawweight title. Since losing the title in 2017 she beat Tecia Torres and then moved up in weight where she lost to Valentina Shevchenko in a fight for the flyweight title. Following the loss, she returned to strawweight in October to beat Michelle Waterson to earn the title shot.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk planning future move back up to UFC flyweight division

Adam Martin - December 23, 2019

UFC women’s strawweight contender Joanna Jedrzejczyk says she is still planning on moving back up to the flyweight division in the future. Jedrzejczyk is set to take on UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang at UFC 248 in March in Las Vegas. Jedrzejczyk will be looking to reclaim the title which she held between 2015 and 2017 before dropping it in shocking fashion to Rose Namajunas at UFC 217.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk vows to show Weili Zhang the 'Polish power'

Tom Taylor - December 17, 2019

Former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will attempt to reclaim the title she once owned when she takes on reigning champion Weili Zhang at UFC 238 on March 7. Jedrzejczyk is unsurprisingly very excited about the opportunity to reclaim her throne.