Former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk is removed from the UFC strawweight rankings due to inactivity

J. Jedrzejczyk has not acted since March 2020. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

After a 'war' in the title fight for the strawweights (up to 52,1kg.) against Weili Zhang in combat on March 8, 2020, Joanna Jedrzejczyk saw the COVID-19 pandemic disrupt her plans in the organization and, this Monday (25), the Polish woman had her name removed from the category and weight-for-weight rankings due to the period of inactivity.

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In her last appearance, Joanna fought one of the best fights in the history of mixed martial arts against Zhang at UFC 240. The Polish woman was defeated in a split decision by the judges, in addition to a large swelling on her head.

She even stated that she is focused on a new title fight and still has no prospect of returning to her career. Joanna was in third place in the category and gave way to Marina Rodriguez in the dispute. Mackenzie dern, who lost to the Brazilian in her last appearance, rose to fifth place. The belt will be contested by the champion Rose namajunas and the challenger Weili Zhang, in revenge for UFC 268, which takes place on November 6th.

At 33, Joanna Jedrzejczyk has a history of 16 triumphs and four setbacks as a mixed martial arts professional. She was strawweight champion (up to 52,2 kg) from March 2015 to November 2017. In total, there were five successful title defenses.