Joanna Violence? Nah, Joanna Comedy!
The Final Combating Championship (UFC) strawweight title will likely be defended within the UFC 312 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main occasion this weekend (Sat., Feb. 8, 2025), as two-time defending champion, Zhang Weili, takes on undefeated No. 1 contender, Tatiana Suarez, inside Qudos Financial institution Area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
However you can’t speak concerning the 115-pound division with out mentioning former UFC strawweight queen, Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk has been retired for 3 years already and for probably the most half — except for exhibiting up in crowd photographs at random UFC occasions — she has been out of the general public eye as she enjoys her life.
Till Friday, when Jedrzejczyk made a shock look on the UFC 312 weigh ins present.
Earlier than getting her ideas on the approaching strawweight title struggle between Weili and Suarez, UFC play-by-play man, Jon Anik, requested what Jedrzejczyk has been as much as — and the reply was utterly out of left subject.
“I simply completed my stand-up [comedy] tour,” Jedrzejczyk stated. “I had 40 reveals in Poland. I did 40 reveals with the most effective stand-ups. It was an ideal expertise, however no extra. I used to be dwelling like a rockstar. In comparison with what I used to be dwelling like as an athlete, it’s a very completely different world. So, no extra.”
When requested what was tougher between stand-up comedy and combating, she revealed it was telling jokes.
“I believe stand-up is tougher,” Jedrzejczyk stated. “I used to be performing in entrance of 12,000 individuals, the most important arenas in Poland. We had nearly 240,000 individuals in complete. It was unbelievable.”
So, yeah, probably the greatest feminine fighters of all time, who dominated MMA for years, can cross “comic” off her bucket record.
Now, who is aware of how humorous she is? And sadly, we might by no means discover out (until you communicate Polish).
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MIDDLEWEIGHT REMATCH! Final Combating Championship (UFC) continues its 2025 pay-per-view (PPV) schedule on Sat., Feb. 8, with a rematch between 185-pound kingpin, Dricus du Plessis, working it again towards the person he lifted the belt off little multiple yr in the past, Sean Strickland, within the five-round foremost occasion. In UFC 312’s championship co-headliner from inside Qudos Financial institution Area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, ladies’s Strawweight roost-ruler, Zhang Weili, will defend her belt towards undefeated (and oft-injured) 115-pound contender, Tatiana Suarez. UFC 312 may also function a hard-hitting Heavyweight battle between Justin Tafa vs. Talisson Teixeira, alongside a Gentle Heavyweight showdown with Jimmy Crute dealing with Rodolfo Bellato, and a lot extra! UFC 312’s begin time is scheduled for six p.m. ET (“Prelims” undercard) and 10 p.m. ET (PPV foremost card).
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