It might be a little while before Joanna Jedrzejczyk can defend her UFC strawweight title again.
The Polish muay Thai specialist gradually imposed her will on Valerie Letourneau in the UFC 193 co-headliner at Etihad Stadium in Australia on Saturday night, pulling away for a five-round unanimous verdict. However, the victory did not come without a cost.
“Who’s next? I don’t know. Probably my hand is broken again,” Jedrzejczyk said at the post-fight press conference. “I must go to the hospital, so from here I need to take a few more months off.