At the post-fight press conference UFC president Dana White expressed his displeasure with UFC 248’s main event between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Both title fights for UFC 248 are official for Mar. 7 at the T-Mobile Arena. In the co-main event, Joanna Jedrzejczyk will challenge Zhang Weili for the strawweight belt. In the main event, Israel Adesanya puts his middleweight belt on the line against Yoel Romero. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
All but one fighter made weight for UFC 248. Emily Whitmire came in heavy for the strawweight limit by 1.5 pounds. All fighters involved in title fights hit the mark making Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero official. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
All fighters on the UFC 248 main card faced off at media day at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, including Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk who will fight for the women’s strawweight title and middleweights Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero who will do battle for the division’s belt on March 7 at the T-Mobile Arena.
UFC Strawweight Joanna Jedrzejczyk posted a meme of herself in a gas mask next to her Chinese opponent Zhang Weili and later deleted it from Instagram. At a media day, Jedrzejczyk explained what her intent was with that post and fired back at Weili who had said earlier in the day that she was still angry over the joke. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UFC women’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili discusses how she fled her native China to train in Las Vegas due to the spread of the coronavirus and responds to jokes her opponent, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, made about the outbreak ahead of their UFC 248 title bout. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UFC 223 recap with Review-Journal reporters Adam Hill and Heidi Fang
Covering the cage hosts Adam Hill and Heidi Fang go over Rose Namajunas retaining the Women’s strawweight title.
UFC women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas discusses how having the belt has affected her, wanting to challenge herself against a 100-percent healthy Joanna Jedrzejczyk and more.
Review-Journal MMA reporters Adam Hill and Heidi Fang preview and give their picks for the main event and co-main event of UFC 223 taking place in Brooklyn, New York on Apr. 7. In the main event, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Max Holloway will vie for the undisputed lightweight belt. A rematch for the strawweight title will serve as the co-main event where Rose Namajunas will put her belt on the line against Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
On a conference call leading up to UFC 223 on Apr. 7 in Brooklyn, New York, former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk continued to insist that a poor weight cut cost her the title belt. She will rematch Rose Namajunas in the co-main event of the pay-per-view.
Adam Hill and Heidi Fang recap the events of UFC 217 and talk about Ronda Rousey’s appearance on Conan.
Review-Journal reporters Adam Hill and Heidi Fang recap tonight’s UFC 217 main card title fights between T.J. Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Rose Namajunas, and the return of Georges St-Pierre.
After losing her title belt to Rose Namajunas at UFC 217, Joanna Jedrzejczyk said she’s hopeful she’ll get a rematch.
All fighters involved with UFC 217 hit the scales for the official weigh-in. All 6 fighters competing in title fights made weight. Not one athlete missed weight.
Fighters involved in the title fights at UFC 217 exchanged words with their opponents at the final press conference ahead of the Nov. 4 event.
All six of the fighters involved in title fights at UFC 217 squared off ahead of their bouts at the press conference at Madison Square Garden.
UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk said she’s taking over Madison Square Garden on Nov. 4 when she puts her belt on the line for a 6th time against Rose Namajunas.
On a conference call to promote their UFC strawweight championship bout at UFC 217 on Nov. 4, title holder Joanna Jedrzejczyk called Rose Namajunas “mentally unstable”.
Three title fights will take place at UFC 217 in New York City on Nov. 4. UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping will put his belt on the line against the former long-reigning welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in the main event.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk was willing to step in and fight Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 213 on short notice, however she was not cleared by the Nevada Athletic Commission to do so.
At the launch party for EA Sports’ latest UFC game, fighters and personalities review the new UFC video game and what it’s like to have their likeness in it.
UFC fighters competing from April-July 2016 square off at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @heidifang
UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk (11-0) talks about coaching the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter and her impending rematch with Claudia Gadelha (12-1). Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @heidifang