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Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Joanna Jedrzejczyk attempting to step in and fight Valentina Shevchenko

bjpenndotcom - July 8, 2017

In a surprising turn of events, after UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes was pulled from her UFC 213 main event scrap with Amanda Nunes tonight in Las Vegas, UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, who is teammates with Amanda Nunes at American Top Team, is now attempting to convince UFC President Dana White to allow her to step in on short notice to fight Valentina Shevchenko. White posted about the situation on Instagram:

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Joanna Jedrzejczyk wants "to be like Conor McGregor"

Tom Taylor - May 31, 2017

UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk is one of the most dominant champions in the UFC today. Since winning the title from inaugural champion Carla Esparza with a violent, second-round beatdown, she has defended it with impressive wins against Jessica Penne, Valerie Letourneau, Claudia Gadelha, Karolina Kowalkiewicz and most recently, the dangerous Jessica Andrade. And while she still has a few big challenges remaining at strawweight, it sounds like she may begin a reign of dominance in the UFC’s newly announced women’s flyweight division too. The champion of this new flyweight division will be crowned on an upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter, and apparently, Jedrzejczyk is interested in fighting that inaugural flyweight champ sometime next year.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk defends Ronda Rousey ahead of record tying title defense

bjpenndotcom - May 16, 2017

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. 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 over the course of 5 rounds.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Joanna Jedrzejczyk credits move to American Top Team for dominant win over Andrade

Tom Taylor - May 14, 2017

Last night, in the co-main event of UFC 211, UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk made a fifth-straight defense of her title, dominating a dangerous Jessica Andrade to a unanimous decision win. This win, which seemed to impress every single member of The MMA community, goes down as one of the best of Jedrzejczyk’s career – and she knows it. The champ believes her Saturday night dominance can be attributed to her recent move to American Top Team in Florida, which occurred in the buildup to her last defense, a decision win over Karolina Kowalkiewicz.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk

UFC 211 Results: Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeats Jessica Andrade (Highlights)

Chris Taylor - May 13, 2017

UFC 211 Results: Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Jessica Andrade A strawweight title fight between current champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and challenger Jessica Andrade served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 211 fight card in Dallas, Texas.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Joanna Jedrzejczyk eyes titles in two divisions

bjpenndotcom - May 12, 2017

UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk has ruled over the women’s 115 pound division for two years, defending her belt four times during her reign. This weekend, Jedrzejczyk will look to make it five straight title defenses as she steps into the Octagon against Jessica Andrade this weekend at UFC 211. With that being said, the champ hasn’t forgotten about her ultimate goal, to become the first UFC women’s two-division champion now that the UFC has created a women’s flyweight division.

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VIDEO | Relive Joanna Jedrzejczyk's incredible rise as she prepares for her UFC 211 title defense

Tom Taylor - April 30, 2017

https://youtu.be/gjW1s64Xksc Poland’s Joanna Jedrzejczyk is one of the most dominant champions in the UFC today. Since winning the strawweight title from inaugural champion Carla Esparza in early 2015, she has defended it four times, and in a few short weeks, she’ll attempt to make it five. Her next defense will pit her against aggressive Brazilian finisher Jessica Andrade, in the co-main event of the absurdly stacked UFC 211.

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Rose Namajunas

Rose Namajunas discusses potential showdown with rival Jedrzejczyk: I'm coming for the belt

Tom Taylor - April 17, 2017

Last weekend, in the co-main event of UFC on Fox 24, strawweight star “Thug” Rose Namajunas scored an epic win over the game Michelle Waterson, dropping her with a second-round head-kick, and finishing her off with a rear-naked choke. With this win, Namajunas seems to have earned herself a shot at the winner of Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Jessica Andrade’s upcoming strawweight title fight, which will serve as the co-main event of UFC 211 on May 13 in Dallas, Texas. On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Namajunas weighed in on the possibility of a strawweight title fight – particularly on a potential showdown with the current champ Jedrzejczyk, who does not seem to be a fan of hers.

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MMA fighters rubbing shoulders with fellow celebrities

Russell Ess - March 30, 2017

The sport of mixed martial arts is steadily growing and the fighters that put it all on the line are becoming famous celebrities in their own right.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk

After weak chin comments, Joanna Jedrzejczyk challenges Jessica Andrade to try to knock her out

Tom Taylor - March 26, 2017

UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk has quietly emerged as one of the most dominant champions in the UFC. She has now defended her title four times, and is preparing for a fifth defense of that title, as she’s scheduled for a title fight with the dangerous Jessica Andrade in the co-main event of May’s UFC 211. Despite the fact that the two fighters have had a friendly relationship in the past, Andrade and her camp have made several negative comments about Jedrzejczyk in the buildup to this fight.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Joanna Jedrzejczyk fires back at Jessica Andrade

bjpenndotcom - March 24, 2017

With less than two months to go until Joanna Jedrzejczyk steps into the Octagon in hopes of defending her UFC women’s strawweight title for the 5th time as she faces Jessica Andrade, the trash talk is heating up between the two women. Recently, Andrade questioned the champ’s chin, claiming that Jedrzejczyk has a weak chin, and can be shut down with unrelenting pressure. Those comments caught the champ off guard given that she and Andrade’s manager, who used to also manage Jedrzejczyk, were once very close.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk praises Michelle Waterson, blasts Rose Namajunas

Tom Taylor - March 20, 2017

This May, in the co-main event of UFC 211, dominant UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will attempt to make the fifth defense of her title against dangerous Brazilian contender Jessica Andrade. While Jedrzejczyk’s victory against an opponent of Andrade’s caliber is far from guaranteed, she is already looking ahead to her next challenge as UFC strawweight queen. On a recent episode of The MMA Hour, Jedrzejczyk explained that, if she beats Andrade, she expects her next challenger to be “The Karate Hottie” Michelle Waterson. For this to happen, Waterson will first have to defeat the ever-dangerous Rose Namajunas, who she’s scheduled to fight this April.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk

BREAKING! Joanna Jedrzejczyk announces next fight

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2017

Thursday morning, UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk took to social media to tease an announcement regarding her next title defense. Instantly, fight fans glued themselves to social media in anticipation of the champ’s big announcement.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk

BREAKING | Joanna Jedrzejczyk to defend strawweight title at UFC 211

Tom Taylor - February 13, 2017

According to a report from Poland’s Sport.pl, the next fight of Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s incredible reign as UFC strawweight champion will occur at UFC 211, on May 13 in Dallas, Texas. This challenge will be provided by streaking Brazilian contender Jessica Andrade. When we last saw Jedrzejczyk in action, she defeated fellow Polish striker Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the first of three title fights on November’s UFC 205 lineup. This win marked her fourth consecutive defense of the UFC strawweight title. She proceeded this fourth defense with decision wins over Claudia Gadelha and Valerie Letourneau, a bloody TKO defeat of Jessica Penne, and a second-round bludgeoning of Carla Esparza, which earned her the divisional crown. The strawweight queen currently owns a flawless pro record of 13-0.

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Dana White confirms Jessica Andrade will get next shot at Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Tom Taylor - February 5, 2017

Last month, we learned that dominant UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk had returned to American Top Team to begin training for her next fight. Her opponent for this next fight, however, remained a mystery. On Saturday night, that changed. Though it was widely speculated that the next strawweight title shot would go to Michelle Waterson, who recently burst into contention with a quick win over Paige Van Zant, that shot will instead go to Brazil’s Jessica Andrade, who won big on the main card of the UFC’s latest trip to Houston.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Joanna Jedrzejczyk returns to American Top Team to begin next training camp

Tom Taylor - January 25, 2017

Last November, in one of the whopping three title fights included on the UFC 205 bill, strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk thwarted a game challenger in Karolina Kowalkiewicz with a dominant unanimous decision victory. With this win, the talented striking specialist reaffirmed her status as one of the UFC’s most dominant champions. Now, the dominant strawweight queen is gearing up for yet another defense of her title. According to a Tuesday night Instagram post, she has left her native Olsztyn, Poland, and has landed in Coconut Creek, Florida, where she will begin another training camp at American Top Team.

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EXCLUSIVE | Tiffany van Soest on Joanna Jedrzejczyk: She's good but I know I'm better

Russell Ess - December 19, 2016

Renown kickboxing and Muay Thai fighter Tiffany van Soest made history recently by becoming the first-ever female champion in the Glory kickboxing promotion. Van Soest fought twice on December 10 in the Women’s Super-Bantamweight Grand Prix to claim the title. Van Soest first met Jessica Gladstone in the semifinal, taking a unanimous decision win and then picked up another unanimous decision win over Amel Dehby in the tournament final to become the division’s champion.

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UFC stars explain what they're thankful for on Thanksgiving

Tom Taylor - November 25, 2016

Yesterday, as anybody whose stomach is still full of turkey knows, was thanksgiving in the United States of America. Over the course of this November Holiday, many of the UFC’s top fighters – including several current champions – took to Twitter to explain what they’re thankful for. Fighters like UFC strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk, lightweight veteran Joe Lauzon, and welterweight contender Kamaru Usman said they were thankful for their family, friends and fans.