The 25-year-old fighter enters 2018 as the UFC strawweight champion after toppling Joanna Jedrzejczyk this past November and she has no shortage of worthy challengers on the horizon. First and foremost could be Jedrzejczyk herself, the Polish star who entered their UFC 217 bout in New York as a heavy favorite with a 14-0 record and a trail of conquered opponents in her rearview mirror.
As if fighting at Madison Square Garden wasn’t enough motivation for Jedrzejczyk, she was also aiming to tie Ronda Rousey’s record for the most successful UFC title defenses by a female fighter.