Joanna Jedrzejczyk: 'In May, I Will Be Champion Again -- Mark My Words'
Joanna Jedrzejczyk: 'In May, I Will Be Champion Again -- Mark My Words'
Former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk believes she deserves an immediate rematch against Rose Namajunas.
By James Lynch
After losing her championship to Rose Namajunas at UFC 217 on Nov. 4, former strawweight titleholder Joanna Jedrzejczyk believes she deserves an immediate rematch.
Jedrzejczyk (14-1) suffered the first loss of her career and told The MMA Hour on MMAFighting.com she will become champion again next year.
“In May, I will be champion again," Jedrzejczyk said. "Mark my words. May, I’m coming back. It doesn’t matter if Rose is going to hold the belt or not — I will be back in May, and mark my words: This is just another part in the movie. She can take the belt, but I am still the champion, you know? I’m coming back. I’m coming back really soon. I’m not going to cry. I want to talk to people about that. There is something about me. There is something in my body and nobody [has] it.”
With Jedrzejczyk successfully defending her strawweight title five times, she believes her next fight should be a rematch with Namajunas.
“I believe, for what I have done for Dana and the UFC, I deserve the rematch," Jedrzejczyk said. "I will see. I saw Dana on the way back from the press conference. For myself, I turned the page and I felt like, ‘Your comeback is going to be bigger than all of these records and bigger than this.’”
Watch the full interview below:
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