Joanna Jedrzejczyk, probably the most dominant champ in UFC strawweight historical past, has obtained her due within the UFC Corridor of Fame.
The promotion introduced Jedrzejczyk’s induction into the HOF on Saturday in the course of the UFC 299 occasion in Miami. The ex-champ’s addition arrives virtually two years after she introduced her retirement following a knockout loss to present champ Zhang Weili in a rematch at UFC 275.
Weili was one-half of Jedrzejczyk’s most well-known contribution to UFC lore, a spectacular five-round battle at UFC 248 that resulted in a cut up choice loss (and big hematoma) for the ex-champ. The 2 received MMA Preventing’s “Struggle of the 12 months” and dominated best-of lists for 2020.
The celebrated struggle was Jedrzejczyk’s fourth try at re-capturing gold after dropping the strawweight belt to future two-time champ Rose Namajunas. “Thug Rose” ended a dominant title run by the Polish fighter that included 5 title defenses and a daily spot on pound-for-pound lists. Jedrzejczyk captured the belt with a lopsided beatdown of inaugural champ Carla Esparza and refused to cede it till a blitz of punches by Namajunas ended her run at UFC 217.
Jedrzejczyk as soon as tried her fortunes at flyweight, going through three-time kickboxing opponent Valentina Shevchenko in a struggle for the then-vacant title at 125 kilos. Shevchenko dominated the struggle, prompting Jedrzejczyk to return to 115 kilos.
General, Jedrzejczyk earned a 10-5 file within the octagon, going undefeated in her first 14 MMA bouts. She focused a transfer into MMA administration after hanging up the gloves and has acted as a UFC ambassador since her retirement.
Jedrzejczyk is simply the second lady inducted into the UFC Corridor of Fame after former bantamweight champion and breakout star Ronda Rousey.
