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Michelle Waterson says Joanna Jedrzejczyk is the gold standard: ‘This is a championship fight’

Michelle Waterson says conquering Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC Tampa is as good as it gets.

“The Karate Hottie” spoke exclusively with Bloody Elbow as part of a promotional campaign for Body Armor (video above). Waterson considers a victory over Jedrzejczyk as significant as winning the UFC strawweight championship.

“If you look at what she has done for the strawweight division, in holding the belt for as long as she did and then taking a risk and going up to 125 to fight for the championship in that division,” Waterson said. “For me, this is a championship fight.