With the Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier rivalry dropped right now, the biggest beef in MMA crowned its queens in Joanna Jędrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha. These woman said all the nasty things to each other throughout Ultimate Fighter season 23 and even brawled off camera. Tonight, they finally settled it in epic fashion.
No. Time. Wasted. @ClaudiaGadelha_ drops the champion seconds in!!!!! #TUFFinale https://t.co/wMgmygMce7
— #TUFFinale (@ufc) July 9, 2016
Claudia immediately stormed Jędrzejczyk. The champion got knocked down and then from there it was all takedowns and clinches, suffocation, no breathing, Papa Roach lyrics, for two whole rounds. The problem with that is keeping that type of pressure and pace is very tiring, and it turns out Jędrzejczyk has that Diaz superb cardio.
Let's do this! @joannamma wants to go! #TUFFinale pic.twitter.com/hwhNXp9Yfi
— #UFC200 (@btsportufc) July 9, 2016
Joanna might have top 5 hands in the #UFC guys included. https://t.co/Cb9jyHQuD6
— Lawrence C. (@pacificscouting) July 9, 2016
Jędrzejczyk told Gadelha to get up and started landing in the 3rd round. She completely took over the fight from there on in savage fashion. Like a Polish Buzzsaw, she shredded up Gadelha’s face with lighting fast shots. Not once did it seem like Jędrzejczyk even thought about fading. In the end, that made the difference.
The best part? They buried the hatchet and now are basically sisters in the blood sacrifice. With two wins straight and the girls penciling in smoothie dates, no matter how awesome this fight was it may not turn into a trilogy. Jędrzejczyk does want to take another soul at Madison Square Garden though.
Watch Jędrzejczyk perform a “Friendship” instead of a “Fatality” below.
At the end of the day, it's always about respect. True warriors @JoannaMMA and @ClaudiaGadelha_ #TUFFinale https://t.co/k2m8Awivcf
— #TUFFinale (@ufc) July 9, 2016
