Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s long-term future may very well be at 125 pounds, but she most likely isn’t done at strawweight just yet.
The Polish star came up short in her bid for flyweight gold at UFC 231, dropping a five-round verdict to Valentina Shevchenko in Saturday’s co-main event at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Jedrzejczyk previously had a lengthy reign at 115 pounds, as she claimed the throne with a second-round knockout of Carla Esparza at UFC 185 and then defended the belt five times, often in dominant fashion. That reign came to an end at the hands of Rose Namajunas, who bested Jedrzejczyk twice in a five-month span.