Rose beats Joanna again, this time by decision
Following one of 2017’s most impressive MMA upsets when Rose Namajunas knocked out Joanna Jedrzejczyk to steal the women’s strawweight title at UFC 217, the two top 115-pound fighters in the UFC met in a rematch in the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 223 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Rose Namajunas def. Joanna Jedrzejczyk by unanimous decision (49-46 x3) to remain UFC strawweight champion
The highly anticipated rematch once again went the way of Namajunas. While the first fight ended in a shocking KO, this one was a unanimous decision win. It was basically a kickboxing match from the opening seconds, and even though Jedrzejczyk had major success with her leg kicks and clinch work, Namajunas landed the more powerful blows and showed exemplary footwork to avoid getting drowned in volume like we’ve seen with so many of Joanna’s past opponents.
Left hook from the champion lands. #UFC223 pic.twitter.com/WEL9RVRRa5
— UFC (@ufc) April 8, 2018
Does it all come down to round 5?! Here we go!!! #UFC223 pic.twitter.com/pahxNWtNJB
— UFC (@ufc) April 8, 2018
#Respect#UFC223 pic.twitter.com/Lv3l2pMu9g
— UFC (@ufc) April 8, 2018
#AndStill undisputed strawweight champion of the world!@RoseNamajunas defeats Joanna again! Wow! #UFC223 pic.twitter.com/e4cYM69o3B
— UFC (@ufc) April 8, 2018
It’s the first successful title defense for Namajunas, and she’s sent Jedrzejczyk to her second straight loss.
