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TUF 23 Finale Bonuses: Jedrzejczyk, Gadelha Bank $50,000

The second of three consecutive UFC fight cards is in the books as the The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 Finale went down last night (July 8, 2016) from Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event featured a strawweight title tilt between rivals Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha. Gadelha started strong, but it was “Joanna Champion” who

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The second of three consecutive UFC fight cards is in the books as the The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 Finale went down last night (July 8, 2016) from Las Vegas, Nevada.

The main event featured a strawweight title tilt between rivals Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha. Gadelha started strong, but it was “Joanna Champion” who pulled ahead later in the bout to retain her title via unanimous decision after a five round war. Both women were given $50,000 “Fight of the Night” bonuses for their efforts.

In the strawweight final of The Ultimate Fighter, Tatiana Suarez scored an impressive first round d’Arce choke submission victory over Amanda Bobby. She received a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for her efforts.

Earlier on the card, Doo Ho Choi blasted Thiago Tavares with a right hand that shut the lights off in the very first round. He too earned a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” Bonus for his finish.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Claudia Gadelha Full Fight Video Highlights

Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha put on an all-time classic title fight in the short history of the UFC women’s strawweight division in the main event of last night’s (July 8, 2016) The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 Finale from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. ‘Joanna Champion’ successfully defended her belt for a

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‘Joanna Champion’ successfully defended her belt for a third time by beating her archrival and opposing TUF 23 coach Gadelha in a back-and-forth affair that Gadelha largely controlled with her wrestling and grappling in the earlygoing.

But the grind of the endless takedown attempts and clinch seemed to wear on Gadelha, as she seemed to tire and leave an opening for a much fresher Jerdzejczyk to land an absolute outpouring of significant strikes in the second round.

With the defining win over her closest competitor, Jedrzejczyk has cemented herself as one of the most dominant champions in all of the UFC, trailing only flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson for the most title defenses in a row in the UFC. Watch the highlights of her telling win over “Claudinha” right here:

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk Defends Belt With Decision Win Over Claudia Gadelha

With perhaps one of the most heated backstories in all of MMA dating to their razor-thin bout in late 2014, top-ranked women’s strawweights Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha fought to settle their differences at last night’s (July 8, 2016) The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 Finale from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Champion

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Champion Jedrzejczyk dominated the division since defeating Gadelha with a controversial split decision, unseating Carla Esparza and defending her title against Jessica Penne and Valerie Letourneau, while “Claudinha” was looking to take the gold she felt was rightfully hers.

The bad blood-amped rematch started with the champion getting immediately dropped by Gadelha, who lead that into a takedown. The Brazilian looked for a headlock position but “Joanna Champion” got up to control a clinch on the fence. Gadelha broke to throw hands, but Jedrzejczyk landed a combination of her own followed by an uppercut.

Gadelha sought a takedown and finally got it, smothering her rival with ground and pound. The champ got up and scored with an elbow before Gadelha landed one of her own. Jedrzejczyk found some space and landed some punches and a front kick. Gadelha landed a counter right hand and the fighters exchanged punches to end the fast-paced first round.

The second round kicked off with another clinch attempt from Gadelha, who missed a takedown but landed an elbow and a hard right. She dropped Jedrzejczyk on the mat and hit Jedrzejczyk with more ground and pound. The champion got up to land an elbow, but was tied up and peppered by Gadelha. The challenger went deep for a single leg but was hit with some hard elbows as Jedrzejczyk reversed position to go for a d’arce choke that was quickly foiled. Gadelha got up and went back to a grueling pace in the clinch, and then Jedrzejczyk threw a big front kick to close the second.

In the third frame, Jedrzejczyk came out aggressive with a combination. Gadelha landed a huge left hook that wobbled the champ, then piling on a pair of right hands and a takedown. Jedrzejczyk went back to her judo throw, but Gadelha countered. The champ landed a knee to the body as she broke free, but Gadelha landed a hard elbow. Jedrzejczyk began to work Gadelha’s midsection with kicks.

The challenger appeared gassed as the champ unleashed slick combinations. Gadelha scored a huge running double leg takedown, but Jedrzejczyk reversed to land on top. The champ landed various combos, and Gadelha dropped her with a big elbow. The fighters went to war with punches and elbows as a left hook from Gadelha was a fitting end to the most competitive round of the fight.

Jedrzejczyk came out with some sharp jabs and a combo to start the fourth frame. The champ appeared to be far more energized at the start of the championship rounds, bouncing around and throwing strikes with ease. Front kicks landed, and Gadelha’s pace slowed, with Jedrzejczyk scoring a left. She landed a right , but Gadelha fought back with a big punch. Jedrzejczyk opened up with countless shots right on their mark, and although Gadelha scored some hard, lunging counters, the champ was able to pick the challenger apart in the final minute. Gadelha was bloodied and exhausted when the bell signaled a fifth and final round.

The concluding stanza began with Jedrzejczyk offering a hug to her enemy that was refused. Jedrzejcztk scored a counter combo as Gadelha rushed in and worked from the outside. Gadelha absorbed a combo and went for a takedown, not completing it but pushign the champ against the fence. Working hard, Gadelha couldn’t neutralize the Muay Thai wizard. Shots landed from Jedrzejczyk, with kicks following. The challenger was grounded, and Jedrzejczyk rained elbows. Gadelha landed a right hand only to get stunned by a combo. The champ landed many punches, elbows, and knees as time expired.

Final Result: Joanna Jedrzejczyk def. Claudia Gadelha via Unanimous Decision (48-46, 48-45, 48-46)

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk ‘Won’t Blame Production Team’ For TUF 23 ‘Bully’ Portrayal

Heading into her UFC women’s strawweight championship rematch with rival Claudia Gadelha in the main event of Friday’s (July 8, 2016) The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 Finale from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s popularity may haved waned a bit after the most recent season of TUF portrayed her as a ruthless

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Yet while it’s not the best look for “Joanna Champion,” the Polish Muay Thai sensation isn’t going to blame anyone for her actions, telling MMA Junkie after today’s (July 5, 2016) TUF 23 Finale open workouts that it was not the production team that made her look a bit harsh, but her and her intense rivalry with Gadelha:

“I can’t blame the ‘TUF’ production (team), Claudia Gadelha or myself. I said what I said and I did what I did. But the thing is that, in our regular life, we accept some people and some of the people, we don’t accept. (Claudia) is a person who I don’t accept, and that’s all.”

As for Nova Uniao product Gadelha, Jedrzejczyk said it was her toughest opponent’s desire to dethrone her that lead her to actiong so rough during the taping of TUF 23, and that the show didn’t fully capture all of what went on:

“I know that she wants to take my belt, my life, my dreams, my goals away from me. I cannot let her do this, and that’s why I was acting like this (on the show). The production couldn’t fit all the stories (in the series). I know the stories, and I can tell you honestly there’s no time to show everything that happened there. There were so many good stories, good moments.”

While Jedrzejczyk did come under intense scrutiny for going off her team – even calling them “p*****s” at one point – the dominant, brutalizing striker noted she wants to try being a TUF coach again, and that her team members still contact to say she changed them, so that’s enough for her.

However, with arguably the most important fight of her life coming up against Gadelha, whom she beat via controversial split decision back at 2014’s UFC on FOX 13, ultimately it was her own career and her own life she had to focus on:

“I would like to do this one more time, even though it showed me as a bully person, because the most important thing was being a coach, and a friend for all of my fighters,” she said. “I’m still receiving messages from my fighters. They said I changed some of them, and I’m happy. That’s the most important thing. Sometimes you cannot tell, but I was real, and I’m sorry that you saw bully Joanna. But it’s me when I must fight for myself, for my dreams, my goals, my life…”

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Will Brooks Signs Deal With UFC, Will Fight At TUF 23 Finale

Former Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks has reportedly inked a deal to join the UFC’s already star-studded 155-pound division, and according to MMAJunkie, ‘Ill Will’ will make his UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 Finale this July 8 against Ross Pearson. Brooks (18-1) is on a head-turning eight-fight win streak not having lost

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Former Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks has reportedly inked a deal to join the UFC’s already star-studded 155-pound division, and according to MMAJunkie, ‘Ill Will’ will make his UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 Finale this July 8 against Ross Pearson.

Brooks (18-1) is on a head-turning eight-fight win streak not having lost since February of 2013. His most recent cage appearance saw him successfully retaining his Bellator 155-pound strap against Marcin Held at Bellator 145 last November.

‘Ill Will’ was later released by the promotion, being forced to vacate his longtime lightweight crown, and allowed to test the free-agency market. Bellator President Scott Coker had this to say on Brooks’ release:

“It was very simple,” he said. “Will Brooks’ contract is ending, and we made a decision not to renew it. We’re going to give him a full release, so we’re not going to be in the Will Brooks business any longer.”

Brooks’ inaugural opponent Pearson (19-10-1), has won three of his last five bouts, most recently taking home a split decision win over Chad Laprise at UFC Fight Night 85 in March. Pearson was originally scheduled to throw down with James Krause at the TUF 23 Finale; however, Krause was forced out of the bout for undisclosed reasons.

The TUF 23 Finale takes place live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, live on FS1 on July 8, 2016. It will be headlined by a women’s strawweight championship bout between champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and No. 1-ranked Claudia Gadelha.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk Unhappy With The Way She’s Portrayed On TUF 23

Joanna Jedrzejczyk is set to fight Claudia Gadelha in a women’s strawweight title bout at the TUF 23 Finale, and they are also coaching against each other on the current season of the Ultimate Fighter, which airs on FOX Sports 1. Jedrzejczyk spoke with Steve Cofield and RJ Clifford on their show SiriusXM Fight Club

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Jedrzejczyk spoke with Steve Cofield and RJ Clifford on their show SiriusXM Fight Club on Thursday about the show and how she did not like the way she was portrayed on the show.

“I don’t watch TUF. I don’t watch it because I don’t like how they show me… I know the stories, I know the things which happened so I’m not watching because what I saw in the first two episodes I wasn’t happy with that so I’m not watching this.”

“I heard every day that I’m a very good coach, that I’m a very good partner for my teammates and for my fighters but they show on TV that I’m a bad person but I’m not. So that’s why I’m not watching this. I’m focused on my preparations for my upcoming fight with Claudia Gadhela and I just want to make sure that I’m gonna be at 100 percent and you’re gonna hear ‘and still’ on July 8th.”

Jedrzejczyk explained that she is not going to back down from anyone but wants everyone to know that she is a nice person and takes except to the way she was shown on the show.

“The second episode or the third [episode] I saw that I was jumping to one of Claudia’s coaches but the story was different. They started the fight. I’m the champ. I became the champion a long time ago. You know I’ve been working so hard for my title and I cannot let Claudia or someone from her team jump to me. You know what I mean. They cannot push me, they cannot yell at me. I’m kind of tough girl and they cannot just play with me. When you’re nice to me, I’m nice to you; but when you are not nice, I’m even worse.

“People just see tense situations in the TUF program. They can see that I am bully but it wasn’t like that. Don’t trust everything you see on TV.”

You can listen to the interview here:

The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale will take place on July 8 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will air on FOX Sports 1.

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