![]() “It’s not over yet and I definitely don’t see it as being over. I was getting told they were going to shut down the division so they’re like ‘No, that’s not gonna be able to happen.’ Then I got let go from the UFC right there. “Just two weeks, if someone needs a 145er, I’m down to do that. “I was asking if I could do a 145 fight – kind of like what Aspen did,” Montano said of her last weight miss for the Wu fight. Her first title defense was scheduled to take place against future champion Valentina Shevchenko, however, Montano was hospitalized when weight cutting thus leading to her being stripped of the title. When the opportunity to be on season 26 of The Ultimate Fighter presented itself, it was too good for the Lukachukai, Arizona native to pass up.Īs one of the lowest-ranked seeds in the tournament, Montano went on to win it all and be rewarded with the title for her efforts. “I think 135, my body is going to eventually get back down there.”īefore arriving in the UFC Nicco Montano fought as a 135-pound bantamweight. “So for now, 145, maybe this next year sign a four-fight contract somewhere,” Montano added. There’s just little tricks and stuff that you’re able to do with your body but you have to be able to cross everything out so that there’s no other noise and you can focus on your priorities and that’s kind of where I’m at right now. But healthily, right? I was talking to Miesha Tate, she said she’s walking around at 142 right now, she hasn’t been healthier in her life. “I think for now, at 145 I can throw out four fights a year and eventually come back down to 135. “They said, they’re shutting down the 145 division but I see a bunch of 145 fights coming left and right these days. “I totally would ,” Nicco Montano said on MMA Fighting’s Fighter vs. Failing to make weight for a contest against Wu Yanan, Montano had accumulated nine total fight cancelations in her three and a half year run – six of which came on her end and were ultimately too much for the promotion to keep her around. The 32-year old Montano received her walking papers in August after one of several fight cancelations she was faced with during her run. Nicco Montano had a less than ideal run with the UFC after becoming the inaugural 125-pound flyweight champion. Jedrzejczyk expects to corner former KSW champion Mateusz Gamrot for his fight with Carlos Diego Ferreira in December where she hopes to meet with UFC President Dana White and the matchmakers. I don’t want to sit here and wait another six, eight, 12 months – it’s not that UFC made the pressure on me, but I just want to do what’s good and best for me.” I feel like I want to be back to the Octagon March-April so if the champ is not going to be ready, if she’s not willing to fight me, I will take another fight because I just want to be back. She’s the champ and she can decide who she wants to fight next and when. “I know how to do business as well and I understand UFC and Dana promised me after my last fight but I understand Rose’s position. “Yes and no,” Jedrzejczyk responded when asked if Namajunas was her top priority. Of course, a trilogy bout wouldn’t be the worst thing for the Poland native if she could swing it, but she’ll worry about that only if necessary. ![]() Since her encounter with Zhang, the belt changed hands and returned to Jedrzejcyzk’s old rival in Rose Namajunas who dethroned her in 2017. Still, in a tough spot regarding a crack at strawweight gold with the losses and inactivity, Jedrzejczyk admits that she is open to a flyweight return but would just need proper preparation time for her body. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (16-4) saw her last two defeats come in title tilts – the one before her Zhang bout coming at 125-pounds against Valentina Shevchenko. But I don’t know, I would love to fight her and if she wants to get the title shot, I can fight her.” She might get the title shot, she might not get it because Dana is saying something totally different than Mick. ![]() She’s waiting for the title shot – I don’t know what’s going to happen next. “It would be an interesting fight,” Jedrzejczyk told South China Morning Post of a Carla Esparza rematch. With the division’s landscape changing dramatically almost by the week, there are plenty of great matchups awaiting a returning Jedrzejczyk – some faces more familiar than others. The former 115-pound strawweight queen last fought in her instant classic opposite Zhang Weili in March 2020. Joanna Jedrzejczyk is eager to get back in the Octagon.
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