DALLAS — Joanna Violence? Joanna Champion? Whatever you call her, know that when Joanna Jedrzejczyk competes, it’s a must-watch attraction.
The queen of the UFC strawweight division will look to extend her ferocious title run on Saturday at UFC 211 when she takes on former friend and sparring partner Jessica Andrade at the very same site her reign began, Dallas’ American Airlines Center, where two years ago Jedrzejczyk stunned the MMA world with a one-sided thrashing of Carla Esparza to claim UFC gold.
Another defense of her strap would move Jedrzejczyk just one fight away from tying the historic mark set by Ronda Rousey for the most consecutive title defenses in UFC women’s history (six), and Jedrzejczyk has spoken openly about how badly she wants that record.