Bloody Elbow's striking specialist Connor Ruebusch breaks down the multi-purpose footwork that gives Joanna Jedrzejczyk some of the best counter punching--and counter wrestling--in the UFC.
In just three UFC fights, Joanna Jedrzejczyk has already established herself as a ruthless pressure fighter. It was that dauntless pressure that enabled her to flatten then-champion Carla Esparza to take the belt that she holds now, and given the grappling-heavy style of upcoming challenger Jessica Penne, it'll likely be pressure that keeps the belt around Jedrzejczyk's waist come this Saturday.
Those who really want to see the best that Jedrzejczyk has to offer, however, will likely have to wait for an opponent able to seriously challenge her on the feet, because some of the Polish kickboxer's best work is done on the counter, and in open space, with her opponent willingly engaging.