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J?drzejczyk “Super Happy” At Growth Of Strawweight And Women’s MMA

Joanna J?drzejczyk is pleased with the growth of the sport since she was strawweight champion.

While she was technically the second champion at 115lb in the UFC, beating inaugural Carla Esparza in 2015 to get the belt, she has the longest title rei…

Joanna J?drzejczyk is pleased with the growth of the sport since she was strawweight champion.

While she was technically the second champion at 115lb in the UFC, beating inaugural Carla Esparza in 2015 to get the belt, she has the longest title reign in the division by a long shot. This has led to many fans considering her the best the division has ever seen. Towards the end of her title reign, and especially after she lost the title, strawweight became arguably the most exciting women’s division in the UFC.

The most recent title fight at 115lb saw the woman that snatched the throne from J?drzejczyk, Rose Namajunas, defend the title that she reclaimed in a rematch against the woman that she took it back from, Weili Zhang.

Speaking in a recent interview with South China Morning Post, the Boogeywoman said that she was entertained by the scrap and happy with the way the division has evolved since her time on top.

“It was a good fight. The strawweight division is just evolving. Maybe it’s the lightest division in the UFC, but these girls are on fire. I’m very happy to see that… These girls hit hard, you know. It was good to see that in the strawweight division, I love it… It just motivates me to work harder than before,” J?drzejczyk said.

When asked about how she felt, seeing this evolution within the division during her time away from competition, Joanna J?drzejczyk was not too bothered by it all. In fact, it was the opposite, as she stated her pleasure with seeing the women’s side of MMA continue to blossom.

“I feel super happy. I feel super happy because it’s been a while, you know… I just feel happy for these girls. I always say that Ronda Rousey brought women’s MMA into the next level. But I feel like we are all breaking barriers, and we just build this. I’m very happy to see this and I’m very happy to see more and more women’s main events. I’m just super happy. Ronda was the first one, after that I had a few main event shows, and I’m super happy to see just more and more shows (headlined by women),” J?drzejczyk said.

While it is nice to see Joanna J?drzejczyk showing respect to the women who have continued to grow the sport, hopefully, she will be able to get back in the mix at 115lb soon and continue being a part of the division’s continued growth moving forward.

Watch her full interview in the video below:

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Joanna J?drzejczyk Thinks Zhang Weili Rematch Could Await UFC Return

Joanna J?drzejczyk is thinking about her return to the UFC and who she would face.

The strawweight division in the UFC is stacked at the top. Champion Rose Namajunas just had her first title defense against Weili Zhang. Who is next for her might be…

Joanna J?drzejczyk is thinking about her return to the UFC and who she would face.

The strawweight division in the UFC is stacked at the top. Champion Rose Namajunas just had her first title defense against Weili Zhang. Who is next for her might be up for debate right now but always waiting in the wings is former champion Joanna J?drzejczyk.

J?drzejczyk has been out of competition since her loss to Zhang back in March of 2020. The loss was her fourth since losing the title. J?drzejczyk has mentioned wanting to wait until a title shot gets offered but now she might be coming around to another option for her return fight.

“(Zhang) might be the next one,” J?drzejczyk told The South China Morning Post.”In case Rose is not ready to fight in March or April. I believe she wants to rest because she put on a hell of a performance and it was a pretty tough fight, five rounds. I bet she wants to enjoy her time as the champ, as a human, so we will see.”

The only strawweight opponents that J?drzejczyk has lost to in her career have been Namajunas and Zhang. J?drzejczyk was recently removed from the UFC rankings due to inactivity but she is still very relevant in the division and could easily squeak her way back into a title contention bout.

If she were to win one more against a top-ranked opponent, J?drzejczyk could be right back in there vying for a shot at the belt. She is the longest-reigning strawweight champion with five title defenses in a row. Namajunas could be creeping up to challenge that record unless J?drzejczyk or someone else can step in to stop her.

Do you think Joanna J?drzejczyk can defeat Weili Zhang if they face off against each other again?

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Weili Zhang Considers Use Of Boo Simulation A Success

Weili Zhang used some unusual training tactics to get ready for her fight at UFC 268 in New York City.

UFC 268 took place in New York City at the famed Madison Square Garden Arena. The co-main event showed champion Rose Namajunas defeating former c…

Weili Zhang used some unusual training tactics to get ready for her fight at UFC 268 in New York City.

UFC 268 took place in New York City at the famed Madison Square Garden Arena. The co-main event showed champion Rose Namajunas defeating former champion Weili Zhang via split decision. This fight was a rematch of the UFC 261 fight which also took place in the United States. After the fight, Zhang spoke about how she feared the fans were against her after anti-communist remarks made by Namajunas.

New York is a place where the fans are notably loud and in some cases hateful. They have been known to boo against their own teams, let alone a rival. Knowing this going in, Zhang utilized some boo simulation to help her get used to the noise. She had tape playing during her practices of fans yelling and booing her. Zhang was asked post-fight if this method helped her.

“So I think the training was definitely helpful,” Zhang said through a translator. “I think why I got booed, I think that I understand that it’s not like they don’t like me. It’s just because I’m not one of their countrywomen. So I’m just not from the same country. So with that in mind, I feel a lot better. So also I remind myself when they’re booing me, I just take a breath, deep breath, and get their energy.”

This unique type of training was just one new piece that Zhang added to her arsenal. She also began training with former two-division champion Henry Cejudo. Although she still fell short on Saturday night, Zhang is happy with her performance and how all the new skills she learned worked out in her favor.

Do you think Weili Zhang will ever hold the strawweight belt around her waist again?

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7 Fights We Need to See After UFC 268

UFC 268 went down Saturday night in New York City, and we’ll probably be talking about it event for years to come. The card was topped by a welterweight title fight between champion Kamaru Usman, the UFC’s No…

Rose Namajunas Beats Zhang Weili Via Decision to Retain Title at UFC 268

Rose Namajunas remained the UFC women’s strawweight champion with a split-decision win over Zhang Weili in the co-main event of UFC 268 from Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday…

Namajunas Speaks From Experience On Why She Thinks Zhang Cut Her Hair

Rose Namajunas thinks she knows something about Weili Zhang’s latest hairdo.

Rose Namajunas is preparing for her rematch with the former champ, Weili Zhang. These two fighters have some history between them. They first met up in the Octagon back i…

Rose Namajunas thinks she knows something about Weili Zhang’s latest hairdo.

Rose Namajunas is preparing for her rematch with the former champ, Weili Zhang. These two fighters have some history between them. They first met up in the Octagon back in April when Namajunas defeated Zhang and reclaimed her top spots in the strawweight division. In the lead-up to the first fight to now, Namajunas has gotten a pretty good read on Zhang, now she lends her theory on Zhangs new look.

“Cutting your hair is the move for any fighter. Hair does get in the way,” Namajunas explained on The MMA Hour. “So her doing that, I’m sure she’s seen the benefit. I think she used to have short hair her whole life as a kid. But I think just, from my understanding, she grew it out. And then now, she kinda realized that she wants to go back to how it used to be.”

Despite the new look, Zhang is a very dangerous opponent of Namajunas. Zhang holds wins over some of the best in the strawweight division such as Jéssica Andrade, and Joanna J?drzejczyk. In preparation for this rematch, Zhang has called in the help of another former champion, Henry Cejudo.

Photos of Zhang and Cejudo training together have been circulating. Cejudo put out his own warning towards Namajunas about “Weili 2.0.” Namajunas has heard this warning and is not taking it lightly.

“As far as her training camp and training with Henry Cejudo, I think she could pick up a few things, and I think that it’s probably better than what she’s been doing,” Namajunas said. “So I’m just expecting a better version of her and maybe a little more well-rounded and whatnot. But at the end of the day, it’s all about my preparation.”

This strawweight title fight will serve as the co-main event of the upcoming UFC 268 card being held in Madison Square Garden in New York. The event will be headlined by champion Kamaru Usman defending his belt against Colby Covington.

How do you think walks away from the UFC 268 event holding the strawweight belt, Weili Zhang, or Rose Namajunas?

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