July - 2015
SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
20
Joanna Jedrzejczyk, born
August 18, 1987, in Olsz-
tyn, Poland, started study-
ing Muai Thai as a teen-
ager after discovering the
martial art while taking a
fitness class. She would
eventually start competing
in muay thai events and
would go on to win over
60 events and six cham-
pionships in a span of 10
years. She would then pur-
sue a career in women’s
MMA.
Jedrzejczyk made her pro-
fessional début in mixed
martial arts on May 19,
2012, at SFT – MMA Fight
Night Diva SPA against Syl-
wia Juskiewicz, winning
via unanimous decision.
On Dec. 8, 2012m at MFC
5, she defeated Lily Kazak
via submission (rear-naked
choke). On June 20, 2013,
at Battle of Moscow 12,
she defeated the #1 Rus-
sian WMMA fighter Julia
Berezikova via unanimous
decision.
THE NEW FACE OF WOMEN’S MMA:
MEET JOANNA JEDRZEJCZYK
Article By: Jeremiah York
(Esther Lin/MMAFighting)
