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Going into UFC 217, the story of the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight title fight was a familiar one: champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk was looking to extend her undefeated record and unprecedented dominance over the division against the heavy underdog Rose Namajunas. The challenger, of course, had her own story working her way to a title shot, but the fight was to most people watching just another title defense for Jedrzejczyk.