LAS VEGAS – Joanna Jedrzejczyk was a little spicier than usual at Thursday’s UFC 248 media day.
The former titleholder had plenty to say to women’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili during their faceoff in Las Vegas. Jedrzejczyk (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) got in Zhang’s face as she usually does with her opponents, but then had plenty to say to the Chinese champion.
“What you have done yesterday to my fans, you never do that,” Jedrzejczyk said. “You don’t (expletive) with Polish nation. Why did you do that? I will outclass you on Saturday.”
Not many were surprised with Jedrzejczyk’s intensity and trash talk, but they some wondered why she was fired up more than normal and what she meant when warning Zhang (20-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) about not messing with her fans.
It turns out Wednesday, Zhang gave the middle finger to Polish fans who were supporting Jedrzejczyk at a public open workout session.
You can see Zhang flipping the bird to Jedrzejczyk’s fans in the video below:
According to Zhang’s manager Brian Butler, the 30-year-old champion was responding to fans who were yelling “corona virus” during her open workout. Butler said UFC security was forced to take action and address the fans.
Zhang and Jedrzejczyk fight in the UFC 248 co-main event. The matchup is Zhang’s first title defense after dethroning Jessica Andrade in China this past August.
Here's why Joanna Jedrzejczyk was so fired up in UFC 248 faceoff with Zhang Weili