Joanna Jedrzejczyk (9-0) kommer försvara sitt stråviktsbälte för första gången mot Jessica Penne (12-2) på UFC Fight Night 69 som går av stapeln 20 juni i Berlin. I en intervju hon gjorde för fighters only pratade hon om vad hon tycker om Ronda Rousey (11-0).
Jedrzejczyk vann stråviktsbältet genom att vinna via TKO i andra ronden mot Carla Esparza (10-3) och polskan hade förväntat sig en tuff match.
“I did, I did; I spent six months thinking about her. I knew I’d use my kicks a lot because she doesn’t kick like I do. I definitely had a good feeling about the fight. I expected to win, but I really expected a hard fight; I expected five rounds. I couldn’t believe it was over so quick.”
På frågan om Jedrzejczyk hade någon speciell motstånsare i åtanke så svarade hon att hon vill slåss mot alla i divisionen.
“I’d like to fight all of them; nobody can stop me. I’m going to keep this belt for a very long time. I’m training harder and harder every day. Nobody can beat me. Yes, I like to fight but I don’t know what’s going to happen next.”
Jedrzejczyk har en bakgrund i Muay Thai, men har tränat sitt markgame varje dag och känner sig bekväm där.
’m confident that I know how to fight, and I’m very technical. I train my wrestling, grappling and jiu-jitsu every day; and my style is getting better all the time. I can punch, kick and wrestle, and I like going to the ground because I feel good there. And while I train every day, the preparation I did for this fight was the toughest I’ve ever done in my life, and I did my job, so I’m happy. When fighters get into the Octagon, we are fighting for the fans, and they are coming to the show, and we always do our best for them.”
Jedrzejczyk tror inte att det finns någon som kommer att ta titeln ifrån Rousey.
Ronda is the best, and I don’t think anybody can beat her. They can try but they’re not going to do it. She is just perfect. Her boxing is very good and it’s getting better. She is training so hard every day. When you are in position, she is just going to throw you and then finish you with an armbar.”
