Joanna Jedrzejczyk Dismissed Carla Esparza’s Chance of Getting a Title Shot

The first Polish UFC champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk has remained inactive since her last outing in the octagon. She fought Zhang Weili, the former UFC Women’s Strawweight champion in a fight of the year performance.

Both fighters refused to back down from a fight that went the distance. In addition to finding herself on the wrong side of the decision, the Pole suffered a massive hematoma during the fight.

Her head was swollen to the point that it was almost impossible to recognize her. The Pole needed time to recover. Therefore, she has remained out of action since then.

Now as the fighter has recovered, Jedrzejczyk joined The Schmo for an interview, shooting down the idea of Carla Esparza getting a title shot. Carla Esparza is on a 5-fight winning streak and sits on #3 on the Strawweight rankings.

The Schmo asked her guest “Do you believe that Carla Esparza after her recent win she’s deserving of next in line for the title shot.”

Joanna Jedrzejczyk replied, “This is what she thinks she has a few wins straight. But I think the next challenger should be JJ or Weili Zhang this is what I agreed to only.”

Joanna Jedrzejczyk sees herself or Zhang Weili as the next challenger

‘JJ’ dismissed Carla Esparza because is of the opinion that Zhang Weili and ‘JJ’ herself are more deserving of a title shot. Schmo asked, “What’s more likely to happen first we see JJ vs Weili Zhang 2 or Weili Zhang 2 versus Rose Namajunas.”

Jedrzejczyk replied, “Both fights are possible and are very interesting not only for me but for the other girls as well. I mean Rose or Weili Zhang for the UFC and the fans so we will see what’s going to happen next.”  

Zhang Weili fought her last fight against Rose Namajunas, losing her title in the first round. Soon after the fight the Chinese demanded a rematch and has started her training.

A fight between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Rose Namajunas looks highly unlikely at the moment.

The fighters have previously faced each other twice for the Strawweight title. ‘Thug Rose’ won both the encounters and became the undisputed queen of the 115lbs division.

Although Jedrzejczyk is second on the ranking. She will have to prove her worth before getting her next title shot. Therefore, the fight between Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas could actually happen before or after the rematch with Zhang Weili.

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Who do you think is the next challenger for the Women’s Strawweight queen Rose Namajunas?