TORONTO — Joanna Jedrzejczyk understands why the other fighters in the women’s flyweight division might be upset. Just don’t expect her to feel too badly about it.
The Polish star will compete in her record-breaking ninth UFC title fight when she competes against Valentina Shevchenko for the vacant women’s flyweight championship in the co-main event of UFC 231 at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday. After spending her entire UFC career competing at 115 pounds, a run that included a lengthy reign as the strawweight champion, Jedrzejczyk was granted an immediate shot at the 125-pound crown that was recently stripped from inaugural champion Nicco Montano.