Getty Joanna Jedrzejczyk at the end of her fight during a split decision loss to Weili Zhang in a strawweight title bout at T-Mobile Arena on March 07, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk took to social media to update her fans on her recovery following the brutal facial injuries she received in her match against Zhang “Magnum” Weili. On March 7, the two faced off in a 5-round back-and-forth bout for the strawweight championship at UFC 248. Zhang won the match by split decision, retaining her title.
During the match, Jedrzejczyk suffered a massive hematoma on her forehead. She recently took to Instagram to give an update on her injury.
Here is the video, courtesy of Shaheen Al-Shatti of The Athletic:
Joanna Jędrzejczyk’s recovery update 7 days after her all-time great fight against Zhang Weili. (via t.co/tQvu40SEUN)
During the video, the former champ revealed that she was back home in Poland. She said, “I’m having a small home spa. It’s a mud mask. Of course I’m still having so many bruises on my face, on my chest. The swelling went down but I feel better, so we good, we good.”
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The Fight Between Magnum & Jedrzejczyk Was an All-Time Classic
UFC strawweight champion, Magnum, and the former champ, Jedrzejczyk, competed in a spectacular stand-up war in the co-main event of UFC 248. Both athletes landed devastating shots repeatedly throughout the five rounds, and each fighter showed their heart and grit.
In the end, Zhang walked away with the split-decision victory and the belt. She increased her winning streak to 21 in a row, and her professional MMA record to 21-1. Although Jedrzejczyk turned in a phenomenal performance, she lost the bout and her professional record dropped to 16-4. All four of her losses have come in her last six bouts.
It’s unclear what the future holds for each fighter. There is the possibility that the UFC will run the fight back, or Zhang may take on the winner of UFC 249’s Rose Namajanuas vs. Jessica Andrade.
UFC 248 Main Card Results, Both Champions Retain Their Belts
Zhang was not the only successful champion on March 7. UFC Middleweight Champion Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya defeated Yoel “The Solider of God” Romero by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 248.
The fight lacked action, however Adesanya did enough in the eyes of the judges to get his hand raised.
In the third bout of the main card, lightweight Beneil Dariush scored a vicious knockout over Drakkar Klose during an exciting second-round brawl. Two decision victories started off the main card, with the UFC veteran Neil Magny winning a dominant unanimous decision over Li Jingliang, and Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira earning a split-decision victory over Max Griffin.
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