Penne: Come at me with your best shot
Jessica Penne will have to give Joanna Jedrzejczyk the first loss of her career to win the women’s strawweight title, but is ready for the best the champion has.
Jessica Penne will have to give Joanna Jedrzejczyk the first loss of her career to win the women’s strawweight title, but is ready for the best the champion has:
While trash-talk has never been Penne’s strong suit, she was prepared for whatever Jedrzejczyk might throw at her and instead of sitting and waiting, she just went on the offensive.
“I love a challenge. I’m in this game to challenge myself, and I want to prove that I’m the best, so come at me with your best shot; I’m ready for it,” Penne said about Jedrzejczyk’s attempts to intimidate opponents.
“I definitely think Joanna’s a great fighter, and I do think she earned that spot. I’ve seen her other fights, and I think some people are a little too distracted by her last performance,” Penne said. “It was a great performance. She had a great game plan, and it ended in devastating fashion, you can’t take that away from her.
“I’m a very different fighter. I have a very different strategy on how I’m going in there. I do see her as a tough opponent, but I think it’s going to bring out the best in me.”