Joanna Jedrzejcyzk and Carla Esparza have history. In 2015 the Polish striker made a name for herself by brutalizing Esparza at UFC 185 to clinch the UFC strawweight title. However, this past weekend Esparza reclaimed that belt during a timid fight opposite Rose Namajunas.
Many have criticized Namajunas’ passive performance in the fight. However, at the UFC 275 pre-fight press conference Jedrzejcyzk seemed more interested in critiquing Esparza.
“I was very surprised,” Jedrzejczyk said (ht MMA Fighting). “Because sometimes you have to do more, you have to do much more to beat the champion but you know I can speak for myself.