How is Joanna Jedrzejczyk making the best use of her coronavirus isolation?

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk last fought for the UFC Strawweight title at UFC 248

Polish UFC star Joanna Jedrzejczyk has more time on her hands than expected. The 32-year-old fought against Zhang Weili for the Strawweight title at UFC 248 but couldn’t get the crown.

However, the coronavirus pandemic has ensured most UFC stars spend more time at home than before. Jedrzejczyk is no different as she spends some time in Poland but the UFC star spoke about what all she has been doing during these times.

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk of Poland enters the ring for her UFC women’s strawweight championship bout against Rose Namajunas (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Sport Dziennik carried some quotes from the former Strawweight champion while Jedrzejczyk spoke with Polsat Sport show.

The 32-year-old claimed she was following a couple of her passions during her off-time from training. UFC stars have to be in top shape throughout the year, but Joanna is learning Spanish, something she has spoken about in the past and is also playing the piano.

It seems unlikely that she can fight in America soon due to flight restrictions, but Jedrzejczyk is keen on one rematch.

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Weili Zhang punches Joanna Jedrzejczyk during her split decision win to retain her strawweight title (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Ready for round 2 vs Zhang

The fight against Zhang will go down as one of the greatest MMA title fights ever. Zhang and Jedrzejczyk threw everything they had at each other, and the Chinese star kept her title by the slimmest of margins.

Jedrzejczyk, for her part, battled past a nasty-looking head injury. Her forehead was swollen and the MMA star could have retired from the fight.

Weili Zhang fought Joanna Jedrzejczyk on her forehead and she picked up a huge injury
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 07: 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. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

However, she battled on and was later sent to the hospital for checks. Fortunately, Jedrzejczyk didn’t suffer any major injuries and she has spoken about a rematch with her Chinese rival.

Zhang also spoke about the possibility of facing Jedrzejczyk again. However, the Chinese champion also claimed she wanted to take a break from her busy title defences in the past.

Jedrzejczyk vs Zhang would be another slobber-knocker, and it will be interesting to see when that fight is made.

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