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Ex-UFC star Joanna Jedrzejczyk earned more than $2,000,000 for 2016 title fight new lawsuit documents reveal

In new anti-trust lawsuit documents revealed by Bloody Elbow, former undisputed strawweight champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk appears to have earned in excess of $2,000,000 for her successful divisional title defense against compatriot, Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 205 back in November 2016.

Jedrzejczyk, a stalwart of the promotion’s strawweight division prior to her officialy retirement from mixed martial arts competition back in June of last year, recorded a one-sided decision win over the then-undefeared, Kowalkiewicz at UFC 205, featuring as part of a championship tripleheader in the promotion’s first-ever venture to New York and Madison Square Garden.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk payday revealed for UFC 205 win

And according to lawsuit documents revealed and obtained by Bloody Elbow as part of the outlet’s recent deep dive into an ongoing antitrust lawsuit against the Dana White-led organization, Polish striker, Jedrzejczyk received pay-per-view points for her appearance on UFC 205 which featured Conor McGregor.