The tension was high going into the the Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale strawweight title main event between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha.
They fought in 2014 with Jedrzejczyk winning a close split decision. Gadelha thought she did more than enough to win the fight and they trash talked through that time. The UFC paired them up to coach this season of TUF and saw fireworks. Fans were expecting a war Friday night. They got one as Jedrzejczyk won by unanimous decision (48-46, 48-45, 48-46) to retain the women's strawweight title.
"I have so much respect for her," Jedrzejczyk said in her post-fight interview.