LAS VEGAS – Joanna Jedrzejczyk is ready to stand toe to toe with UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili’s power punches.
Jedrzejczyk (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC), the former 115-pound champ, will look to reclaim her title when she challenges Weili (20-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) on March 7 at UFC 248.
Weili captured the title in August by running right through Jessica Andrade with a barrage of power punches and taking her out in just 42 seconds. Jedrzejczyk is well aware of Weili’s power, but she’s confident that she will devise the right plan with her team for this fight.
“Every opponent is different, and she’s definitely very strong,” Jedrzejczyk said backstage this past weekend at UFC 245. “She’s young, very hungry, her punches are juicy, and I watch her fight two days ago with Mikey Brown because we – Mikey Brown is crazy about this fight. We’re going to have a good plan, but of course I will have to take this fight second by second. Like I said, she’s very dangerous, but I will show her this Polish power very soon.”
Jedrzejczyk explained what she meant by Weili’s punches being “juicy,” referring to her strength and frame, which is relatively different to the taller and longer Jedrzejczyk.
“Juicy and crispy and, yeah, she’s wild. She’s wild. Definitely she’s wild,” Jedrzejczyk said. “She’s not that technical of a fighter, but she’s very strong. She’s big, she’s massive, so that’s why her punches are very juicy. I’m tall in the strawweight division, so I’m never going to be like bully person you know, like big person and very muscular.”
You can watch Jedrzejczyk’s full scrum with reporters in the video below.
