Jedrzejczyk: Fight vs. Namajunas is bigger than my entire career
Joanna Jedrzejczyk: “I don’t want to just rematch her. I want the title. It doesn’t matter who keeps the belt.”
Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk lost her title to Rose Namajunas at UFC 217 November 4, 2017. Joanna ‘Violence’ is now utterly focused, but not necessarily on Namajunas. Jedrzejczyk just wants the title again. When rumors surfaced that Namajunas was going to defend her belt vs. a different challenger, Jedrzejczyk was not stressed.
“It was important to get the title shot, but if Rose was going to fight in February or March and she was facing someone else [and lost] as long as I could go for the title,” said Jedrzejczyk to Damon Martin for FloCombat. “I want to get what belongs to me. I don’t want to just rematch her. I want the title. It doesn’t matter who keeps the belt. I’m the owner of this belt and I’ve owned this belt for two years and nine months.”
Jedrzejczyk gets her shot at the belt at UFC 223 on April 7, 2018, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
“What I can say is it’s going to be bigger than my whole fight career,” said Joanna. “Only one night. Only one fight. It’s going to be bigger than 14 years of my fighting career. Mark my words.”
“I’m very confident. The queen is back.”
