Joanna Jedrzejczyk's Championship Reign

Claiming the strawweight title after only her third appearance in the Octagon, UFC's Joanna Jedrzejczyk went on to defend the belt five consecutive times versus some of the divisions best. Jedrzejczyk is set to face Zhang Weili next in a rematch bout at UFC 275 on Saturday, June 11.
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[@MntRprznt]

She is the Strawweight Greatest. She made that division interesting and her style is just what you want from cage fighters. She wouldnt avoid anybody in that cage.

[@only4reals193]

Rose and Weili destroy her many times and they shut her mouth perfectly remember. Joanna end her career with a loss that's not great sorry

[@MntRprznt]

​@@only4reals193 How many belt defenses did Rose and Weili have combined compared to Joanna? xD Good luck to them trying to beat that record.

[@only4reals193]

@@MntRprznt shit talker never have my respect

[@MntRprznt]

@@only4reals193 Youre talking shit about them, but unlike fighters you do it from far away, so dont talk respect.

[@only4reals193]

@@MntRprznt No respect 4 fighters or peoples who don't respect others and please don't come here to protect her with your thinking we know who's the best.

[@6em974]

Honestly she's probably the Straweight GOAT. It was looking like Rose for a little bit there but then she had the disaster against Carla.

[@CJExtreme98]

The cut between Joanna and Penne touching gloves to 3rd round bludgeoning holy shit 👀

[@symsymah7539]

Fucking brutal🤣

[@RzK084]

Joanna Violence is one of my all-time favorite fighters. Her fight with Zhang is one of the greatest fights in MMA history and I had Joanna 3-2 in that fight.

[@squarecrusher]

Conor McGregor and Valentina both scored this fight in Joannas favor, that speak volumes

[@chad2208]

I thought she won too

[@Ilias24.]

Same

[@richardgordon0407]

@@squarecrusher Conor also thinks that he "boxed the bloody head of Porier" in his last 2 fights, so should we believe him on that one too?

[@nunobarros3629]

Oh c'mon man...have you ever seen the character mutated Fiefield from PROMETHEUS ???? That's Johanna after that fight....

[@Ingenuity009]

AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND STILL 👑👑👑. ONE OF THE FEMALE GOATS ON FEMALE MMA MOUNT RUSHMORE.

[@kinggardner1986]

Facts Nunes, Shevchenko, Joanna, Cyborg

[@Joe-zq1xf]

She could easily be a 3 time world champion in UFC, second fight with Rose and first fight with Zhang were very close and could easily go to Joanna. Not to mention that her fight with Valentina was probably the hardest fight for Valentina in her division while Joanna did not bulk up any weight for that fight. She is a real strawweight queen. Rose lost all her legacy in the last fight with Esparza.

[@hermanmelville3871]

Joanna has always been as game as they come. She’s only ever been out-techniqued, never out-hearted.

[@andrewcruz8273]

That's a fact...

[@hermanmelville3871]

@@jesusiskingofkingss tapping doesn’t denote a lack of heart. If you’re getting outclassed, no sense in taking an unnecessary amount of damage.

[@seanparker8145]

@@jesusiskingofkingss Rose tapped to the dolly. 😀😃

[@seanparker8145]

@@jesusiskingofkingss Rose was so afraid of Carla Esparza that she gave up from round1. 😀 😀 😃

[@frosty2.010]

Greatest strawweight of all time, not even close.

[@frosty2.010]

@@jesusiskingofkingss And Rose lost by not throwing a punch. Her legacy is far behind Joanna. Anyone with a functioning brain can see that.

[@NoahCanFB]

@@jesusiskingofkingss rose had the most uneventful title fight in UFC history. JJ has never had a dogwater fight like that

[@0llie86North]

@@NoahCanFB and yet, she got beat down by Rose twice.

[@madgavin7568]

It pisses me off that Rose really hurt her legacy with that dud of a performance against Carla.

[@NoahCanFB]

@@jesusiskingofkingss and yet you basically commented the same thing as the guy above. Get yourself an original thought 🤣

[@chris5k132]

We need this girl back. The Division needs her. We got delusional weird0s like thug Rose ruining it. The true champ Joanna will save the division once again

[@italianstalian331]

Lol that weirdo has 2 wins over her tho 🤨

[@jd5k]

You damn right. I miss this beast so much. She needs to come back asap and get that strap. She is the strawweight Queen the GOAT

[@azazelwarness9267]

@@italianstalian331 Atleast Joanna doesnt run her mouth after losing to the same person twice and she even lost to Valentina and still remained humble in defeat unlike Rose who thinks she got robbed when all she did was get scared of Carla's takedowns

[@italianstalian331]

@@azazelwarness9267 lol what u mean after rose beat Joanna she was not humble , n she lost to shevchenko 4 times of course she's gonna be humble 😂

[@italianstalian331]

@@azazelwarness9267 yeah rose was delusional last fight , but how does she run her mouth lol

[@benji3455]

My favourite female fighter

[@LRS7B]

Jedrzejczyk vs Zhang is the *GREATEST* female fight of all time ! Although, Valentina is the GOAT 🐐

[@rockasrepublic]

Yeah, Valentina will never be a part of such a good fight. But only because she's so incredibly dominant, all her fight are one-sided

[@NoahCanFB]

JJ had stiffer comp before during and after her reign as champ. Val's flyweight run has been smash matches

[@michaelthomas8147]

Valentina fanboys always shoehorning her into the discussion. Sad.

[@shaunamerica5091]

That front kick made home girl do a factory reset.

[@martyfakenewsman170]

5:21 o wow didn’t remember that ufc 211 was in 2011 😂

[@anthonyfareals]

Glad someone said it

[@1gbuzzin]

Greatest strawweight of all time

[@samdunbar7259]

JJ is my all time favorite UFC fighter. She is awsome, beautiful, and humble! Love her to pieces 🫶

[@MJ-qr4kq]

Shes everything but humble bro...

[@samdunbar7259]

@@MJ-qr4kq I “think” she is. Her new “house” is more of a green barn type structure, with a farm. But she does talk tough 😎 (she’d prob beat my keester) 😜

[@karnage2948]

She’ll be back on top

[@TheSparties]

One of the purest strikers ever.

[@JohnRambo-du4lj]

Brawo 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱💪💪💪💪

[@shaunamerica5091]

Whether Joanna or Weili wins, Carla losing her belt. Only reason she keeps it is if the winner is injured and she fights a fresh face

[@googlebanmetoomuch2601]

Joanna Champion!👏💪

[@Ugly_Scallywagg]

After Joanna beats Weili, she can rematch Esparza and re-gain the title 👍

[@jonathansoko1085]

@@beaualIoevv IF you rewatch the fight, objectively, joanna won that fight. Deal with your emotion

[@jonathansoko1085]

@@beaualIoevv nice one fam

[@isaiah1931]

@@jonathansoko1085 I just rewatched it and I definitely see her winning it but I also see why it went to Weili. Joanna undoubtedly won the third and I gave her the first. The second round is shaky but the late kick and her obviously stunning Weili could’ve pushed it her way but Weili cracked her with hard shots throughout the second. I gave the fourth to Weili and I think she clearly won the fifth. Weili winning the fifth round and the damage she did to Joanna is what won her the fight.

[@jonathansoko1085]

@@isaiah1931 It was an incredible fight, top 10 all time ufc fight, without a doubt. But under proper judging, joanna won. We all know we have a judge problem in mma. This happens to so many. Judges saw joannas forehead, thats it. The reality is, that could have swelled up that way after one punch. It was not an accumulation of punches that caused that. But the judges see forehead, make a decision. And it was wrong

[@isaiah1931]

@@jonathansoko1085 She definitely controlled the pace of the fight and kept pressure on Weili but there was a clear difference of power and damage. If you judge off of points/totals, it’s fair to say that Joanna won 100%.

[@UFCFIFA]

Wtf was Carla wearing 😂 a singlet to a UFC fight?

[@trs8696]

one of the best in women's mma. always aggressive, always going forwards.

[@albertog4319]

People act like Weili is leaps ahead of Joanna but that's not true. I predict she's going to get the win in their rematch and probably earn the next title shot and win that too.

[@israelsaadesnoozer377]

I thought Joanna won the fight against weili on rewatch I just hope the fight is good like the first

[@madgavin7568]

Its never been true to begin with. Even though their first fight was a razor close split decision, many were hyping Weili up as a wrecking ball who was going to dominate the division. The close decision was completely lost on the fans, who instead thought the swelling on Joanna's face told everything about the fight. But, Weili has been more active than Joanna and has made visible improvements to her game while Joanna hasn't fought in over 2 years and I don't expect her to comeback any better than she already was, if anything she might comeback worse due to the layoff and age/mileage. Whoever wins though, gets the shot against Carla.

[@albertog4319]

@@madgavin7568 Very valid points. Joanna is a legit world champion in Muay Thai though. I don't think she'd want to get back against Weili if she didn't feel improvement during her trainings. She did other things in the meantime but was always training on the side.

[@madgavin7568]

@@albertog4319 I think its more down to Joanna's gameness if anything. Joanna always wants to fight the best, she doesn't take easy fights. Its also because she really wants to become champion again. She's a bit like Aldo in the sense where they loved being champion and took their title losses quite hard. For Joanna, beating Weili is the most logical choice to get another title shot.

[@albertog4319]

@@madgavin7568 Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's going to be a battle so it's a win for the fans either way. Both of them always bring it in their fighs, I really can't wait.

[@rodihernandez8953]

Loved seeing carla get knocked tf out

[@rampastian7]

Fr

[@enigma372]

😂

[@MF-fo4nn]

I liked when ngannou knocked out arlovski

[@rodihernandez8953]

@@beaualIoevv me too😂 but that had nothing to do with carla getting knocked out so

[@diegorobles100able]

Make the rematch, same thing would happen, she wouldn’t be scared to go in there and put Carla out like rose was, then do Joanna vs Rose 3 for the belt

[@Meltymorty]

She's the 🐐

[@jackpallet1814]

So funny how they pronounce her name in the early days.

[@gti5700]

5:20 i didn't know UFC 211 was in 2011😑 if they give her a crack at the belt i think she'll beat Esparza again

[@KingKongPlayingPingPong]

Joanna used to be an aggressive ko artist. ATT changed her to a point fighter.

[@NoahCanFB]

She used to be more aggressive I agree but you're way off calling her a KO artist. I love JJ but of her 10 UFC wins, she's had 2 TKOs. Her opponents weren't even unconscious when the ref came in between them. Idk if ATT made her a point fighter, I just think when you become champ you have to evolve and that's what she did.

[@KingKongPlayingPingPong]

@@NoahCanFB Fine not a ko artist per say but the fight she had at 125 right before she came into the ufc she sounded like she was throwing bombs

[@shakalaka23]

Chad joanna : overwhelms carla with punches until DEATH virgin rose : runs like dogs and consistensly repeat she's the best while doing NOTHING

[@LTtvCombatSports]

When she was champion Joanna was a beast 💯

[@Karabo4344]

What a reign she had

[@xftbllplyr2091]

The *REAL* Legendary Polish Power

[@madgavin7568]

No fan of Jan Blachowicz?

[@xftbllplyr2091]

@@madgavin7568 He is ok, but a little overrated

[@madgavin7568]

@@xftbllplyr2091 His striking is pretty good, his grappling though not so much.

[@NannupTiger]

The original LPP... Jan seems like a great bloke too, deserving of his one time champ status, hardly over-rated as he worked very hard to win the belt

[@xftbllplyr2091]

@@NannupTiger jan has been in the UFC when the big 4 was at light heavyweight (Jones, Gustafsson, DC and Rumble). On his rise to the title he was lucky that he only fought 1 of the 4. And he lost that one to Gustafsson.

[@llllIllIIl]

and now esparza is champ. the straweight division is being held up by like 5 fighters.

[@italianstalian331]

Yeah its in a fucking weird state right now , that fight completely flipped the division on its head

[@sachinchauhan5853]

Beacause no new face has fought for title shot

[@piotrgawryluk129]

What a career!

[@abhaymohancm4565]

She’s here to make the division great again

[@johnnyringo2695]

Sad she lost to Rose ¨I do nothing but take a shot at the last minute to win by points¨ Namaboreme

[@vandercarl1604]

POLAND 👌🥰

[@annataczaa5096]

Joanna💪💪💪 the best!!

[@DarkCloudNC]

Joanna beats Rose in a Trilogy.

[@NoahCanFB]

She doesn't have to now with Carla as champ.

[@michaelthomas8147]

You're delusional.

[@michaelthomas8147]

@@NoahCanFB That's assuming she wouldn't have to have a title eliminator fight with Rose.

[@NoahCanFB]

@@michaelthomas8147 they don't want Carla rose 3 so it's safe to assume she'd get a title shot with a win. Why would JJ fight rose anyway if she just lost?

[@michaelthomas8147]

@@NoahCanFB Not necessarily. There are other people in that division that could get a titleshot. People that are actually already ranked, unlike Joanna. For the same reason anyone coming off a win fights someone coming off a loss. It happens routinely, particularly when the person coming off a loss is coming right off holding the title. Joanna hasn't had a win streak since 2017. One single win over Zhang (who's coming off losses herself) -- after a two year hiatus and multiple losses -- shouldn't warrant a titleshot.

[@shanerudd]

You r the beSt cheers legend

[@cozy386]

Love Joanna... I wish I could see her fight again.

[@totallygrim1]

I miss Mike Goldberg. It was so much more epic

[@gti5700]

True. Goldie really brought his own unique spirit to hype things up

[@realgoodmind]

I forgot how bad she busted up Jessica. Joanna preReebok was one of the best fighters in the world. Just an animal

[@talibtyson6535]

wonderful

[@underratedcritic1983]

Can someone explain to me how Letourneau's loose fitting tank top is allowed in the octagon? Just seems like a safety concern.

[@Drumology4]

Yo ufc. The Andre fight wasn’t in 2011. It was in 2017

[@fucu41]

Thanks joanna for everything

[@jakuben6441]

Legendary

[@user-ct4mw5yw4g]

I still think she's one of hte greatest strawweights so far. I scored the Zhang fight in Joanna's favour and the second fight with Thug Rose but what can you do. The only fighter I would always bet on against Joanna is Valentina Shevchenko, but that goes back to when they were both bulldozing their way through the Muay Thai scene

[@juiceman562]

Buying this pay per view mainly cause of this baddass 💯 win or loose

[@habga6375]

Her standup is 🔥🔥🔥

[@wdeemarwdeemar8739]

Then Rose comes in and knocks her out… once again.

[@rodihernandez8953]

And then andrande comes in and slams that bald head of hers

[@jiraiyaogata217]

Still the best❤

[@davedingobeast]

Why is Carla Esparza wearing a onesie?

[@bronzedeity649]

The level now to then is like the sky to the ground. Way way higher

[@gilbertsmith9914]

She deserves that she earned it can't take that one away from her

[@moby1kanob]

THIS is all Rose needed to do, and she has the same if not a better ability to deliver this kind of striking punishment. The game plan they had vs Esparza was SOOO bad. She could have ended the fight in 2 rounds had Rose fought her like this. There will be a rematch and Rose will win easily after she saw the tape of her loss. She will be much more aggressive. THAT is if someone else does not beat epsarza first. Such a joke that she holds the belt.

[@ufchighlights1]

Joanna could easily get the belt this year if she beats zhang

[@johno30197]

jedrzejczky gonna but on a show with Zhang Weili that's a given..

[@thefairchase7550]

What about the rest of it?

[@frankiew1922]

She also beat rose in the second fight and beat wieli but the judges f’d up

[@wyrostek6040]

unfortunately when she moved from Poland to ATT she started to lose. I hope she will come back to train in Poland, they took that spark from her

[@deejayy8303]

Seems like she’s gone more of the Hollywood route than the fighting dedication she used to have.

[@ImDstnyy]

Ufc 211 was in 2017 not 2011

[@slaveslave644]

وحوش برافو

[@rastagideon8236]

Does Joe have a teleport? How the heck is he everywhere?

[@robieruchy7805]

if she beats Weili in a great fashion, and then fight for the title with Carla, who is styllistacly nice matchup for Joanna, she may be the champion once again

[@kalsangtashi3040]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Ascendeus]

5:23 That's the wrong date lmfao!

[@brandoncalpito1372]

Cool watching very tough butchies go at it

[@J.u.u.b.i.t.o]

JJ ❤️ 🙇🏼‍♂️ Doesn't matter to me 🧑🏼 if you lost 5 Times in your Career 💫, for me you were always 🥇ONE of the BEST! 🏆 🙃 Take care of yourself 😇 and enjoy the Life 🤜🤛 after UFC!! 🙋🏼‍♂️ 💗 Love you and I will miss you! 🤧

[@mictlantecuhtlianubis7807]

Doña florinda

[@tzarleonardi8967]

Lmao forgot about the 2:52 kick. Lovely

[@chrissyj3974]

Guru ARMY

[@KeithMarkMRA]

She beat the cookies out of Esparza.

[@madamefeast4824]

Goldberg really likes to say her name. Lol She is one of my favorite fighters though. Hope she gets the belt again

[@Anthony-dj4nd]

SW 🐐

[@BeyondEcstasy]

Boogie Woman!

[@princevegeta-son]

Bro How Does the UFC have all this footage but absolutely f** every edit that they get their hands on. They couldn't make it good edit if their life depended on it. Can somebody please hire someone that knows what they're doing? FOR God sakes!

[@polskikarabin87]

the queen is back.

[@Eyeofthetiger69]

2:54 Nigga looked so confused after that kick.

[@EMal-mf9pc]

Don't make em' like this anymore...

[@mateuszkoziel6160]

Neew champ soon !!!!

[@onlycommentsonmobile]

Hope she beats Zhang and gets the belt back vs Esparza

[@jehovahs_thiccness.]

Meme Joe in thumbnail

[@JesusRodriguez-gy5eu]

Her mouth got her in trouble, she thought she unbeatable until she lost her title and she still thought she was tuff and got her butt kick again.

[@user-kh8vy4in2o]

Joaaazjuuuuck

[@avatarofkomma2525]

JJ pre cringe was unstoppable

[@crazysmiglo16]

Muai Thai style Joanna

[@lebraa]

Joanna champion. Most entertaining women's champion ever

[@shawtop]

Didn't relize she always got those bumps on her for head. I thought it only happened during the yang fight lmfao. Ye I'm a casual.

[@siddharthelango4316]

Reign of terror!

[@user-kh8vy4in2o]

⚡🔨

[@mfuji02]

BYE LIL BOOGEYWOMAN YOU WILL BE MISSED.

[@hemaprakash3558]

The Boogiewoman

[@calebgarrett7882]

Lol somebody messed up on the date of the Andrade fight. Boy the UFC sure is really great at these promo videos. Not.

[@nunobarros3629]

And ended up humiliated by Rose and transformed into mutated Fiefield by Zhang.

[@Antishyr]

It turns out the alien creature has been living inside Joanna's forehead longer than I thought

[@Xsouaa]

Mi novia