JoJo trying Tristar, wants Rose rematch
JoJo Calderwood: “As for a fight, I’m going to give it four weeks to get settled and then see if Tristar would be happy [with] me fighting…April onward would be perfect.”
Ariel Helwani reported recently on UFC Tonight that JoJo Calderwood is heading to Firas Zahabi’s Tristar gym in Montreal to see if the gym fits her, and she it.
“I want to be around a world-level professional MMA team that will help take me to the next level and be a better fighter,” said Calderwood to Helwani, as transcribed by MMAFighting.com. “I knew I had to change unless I wanted to stay the same fighter, and that is not my case. I want to be the best and I’ve realized I need to go out there and be selfish and put my best interests first for my career. My dedication and my want for learning would be a waste.”
Calderwood was scheduled to fight Paige VanZant at UFC Fight Night 80 on Dec. 10, but was forced out by an injury. She was replaced with Rose Namajunas, who defeated PVZ. Namajunas is the sole loss on Calderwood’s 10-1 record, and the awesome Scot would like a rematch.
“As for a fight, I’m going to give it four weeks to get settled and then see if Tristar would be happy [with] me fighting…April onward would be perfect. I’m not one for calling anyone out as you know, but Rose got my fight and we both got fight of the season [on TUF 20] and I think it’d be an even better fight outside the house with her being with her team and me being a whole lot better fighter all around. But apart from that, [I’ll take] anyone.”