The first time that Joanna Jedrzejczyk fought Claudia Gadelha, the fight was so close that many bemoaned the fact that Jedrzejczyk was the one who got her arm raised in the end. That was in December, just a little over seven months ago.
Since that time Jedrzejczyk has captured the strawweight title by shutting down inaugural titleholder, Carla Esparza, and followed that up with a dominant performance against Jessica Penne in June, whom she finished via third-round TKO.
When Gadelha defeated Jessica Aguilar at UFC 190 in Rio de Janeiro this past Saturday, the lines opened up for a rematch.