UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk is set for her next title defense, and it comes against a familiar foe. On July 8 at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale in Las Vegas, the unbeaten Polish star faces Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Claudia Gadelha in a much-anticipated rematch from the pair’s initial meeting in late 2014. Jedrzejczyk (11-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and Gadelha (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) engaged in a closely contested bout at UFC on FOX 13 that ended in a split-decision victory for Jedrzejczyk, who went on to capture the UFC strawweight title from Carla Esparza this past March. She destroyed Jessica Penne in June and most recently defeated Valerie Letourneau at UFC 193 in November. Gadelha rebounded from her razor-thin loss to Jedrzejczyk by putting herself right back into title contention with a big victory back in August
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