Former UFC champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk feels she made the right decision to retire from MMA earlier this year. The promotion may have a new concept that might entice another octagon participant.
A little less than three years since Jorge Masvidal picked up a TKO win over Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 244 in November 2019 to become the inaugural “BMF” champion, Jedrzejczyk, who announced her retirement following a stoppage loss to Zhang Weili at June’s UFC 275 event, would answer the call if UFC President Dana White wanted to present another version of the championship.
“Maybe I could come back for the female ‘BMF’ title,” Jedrzejczyk told MMA Fighting in Las Vegas. “Look, I’m retired. “Look, I’m retired. But, in the future I might fight for the BFMF [belt]..
“I don’t know [who I would fight], there’s not that many ‘BFMF,’ real O.G. female fighters left.”
Prior to UFC 275, Jedrzejczyk’s most recent outing was against Weili in an all-time classic at UFC 248, where the 34-year-old dropped a split decision in her quest to regain the 115-pound title. Jedrzejczyk doesn’t have any immediate regrets about her decision to hang up the gloves, but she hasn’t had the chance to understand the weight of it all since it happened.
“I’ve been busy,” Jedrzejczyk explained. After Singapore, I returned home six nights. My fight ended in a six-day trip to Europe, followed by three days to [Las Vegas]. I’ve not had the time to reflect on my retirement or my daily life. It’s hard, although I am happy. It is difficult for me to swallow.
Widely considered to be the best strawweight in UFC history Jedrzejczyk believes she can offer more than just competing. Jedrzejczyk, a long-time titleholder, would love to be able to carry on her UFC journey in another capacity and continue to support the sport.
” I want to stay with the UFC,” Jedrzejczyk stated. “I’m looking forward to sitting down with Dana White to talk about my future, what I could possibly do for the UFC and the fans because there’s no sport without fans — any sport — and I’m very happy to be [at events], be around the fans, and I definitely see myself doing something with the UFC — broadcasting, commentating, just being around.
” I will be missing you guys [as a fighter],, but I’ll still be there.”
