Jedrzejczyk explains her scary faceoffs
Joanna Jedrzejczyk: “… when like Beast Mode on. But it’s my job. And I’m trying to be 100%. I’m very professional about it.”
UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk is now the second most tenured belt holder in the UFC, after Demetrious Johnson. She defends her title again, vs. Jessica Andrade, in the main event of UFC 211 on May 13, 2017 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Jedrzejczyk’s intensity comes out during faceoffs, when she often uniquely gets in her opponent’s face. In a recent interview with the UFC, she explained why.
“I’m really fighter in my life,” she said charmingly. “I’m a really competitor. It’s MMA. When we face off with our opponent, we cannot just stand back. We must show who we really are.
“I’m very easy going person. I’m very nice person. But most of the people, they only know me from the fight weeks. From the fights, when like Beast Mode on. But it’s my job. And I’m trying to be 100%. I’m very professional about it. So I cannot let my opponents get into my head.
“I’m very confident before every fight, but I’m very humble as well. I know my value.”
Main Card (PPV)
Stipe Miocic (c) vs. Junior dos Santos
Joanna Jedrzejczyk (c) vs. Jessica Andrade undefined
Demian Maia vs. Jorge Masvidal
Frankie Edgar vs. Yair Rodríguez
Henry Cejudo vs. Sergio Pettis
Prelim Card (FX)
Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier
Chas Skelly vs. Jason Knight
Krzysztof Jotko vs. Dave Branch
Marco Polo Reyes vs. James Vick
Prelim Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Jessica Aguilar vs. Cortney Casey
Jared Gordon vs. Michel Quinones
Chase Sherman vs. Rashad Coulter
Gabriel Benitez vs. Enrique Barzola