Joanna Jędrzejczyk says she’ll be the champion once more by the tip of the yr
Former UFC ladies’s strawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk has some lofty objectives for the rest of the yr. By yr’s finish, she expects to be the champion once more.
Jędrzejczyk is scheduled to rematch fellow former champion Zhang Weili at UFC 275 in Singapore on June 11, and expects to get a title shot if she wins.
““Historical past likes to make a circle, and it’s occurring in entrance of us. It’s occurring. I really feel prefer it’s meant to be, you recognize? I’m in the correct place, the correct spot, proper timing, I’m going to be the champ on the finish of this yr. The right situation for me is to get a victory in Singapore on June eleventh, and get again to the fitness center, go on a small vacation and get again to the fitness center and perhaps combat at Madison Sq. Backyard the place I misplaced the belt a couple of years in the past.”
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Carla Esparza defeated Rose Namajunas within the UFC 274 co-main occasion on Could 7 to turn out to be a two-time strawweight champion. She additionally defeated Namajunas to turn out to be the inaugural ladies’s 115-pound titleholder in December 2014. In Esparza’s first title protection, Jedrzejczyk stopped her within the second spherical. A win over Weili will set Jedrzejczyk up for a rematch with Esparza.
Weili defeated Jędrzejczyk of their first assembly by cut up resolution in March 2020. The bout earned Combat of the 12 months honors.