Published 16:10 IST, March 9th 2020

UFC 248: Joanna Jedrzejczyk faces brutal injury on Women's day after tough fight

UFC news: Joanna Jedrzejczyk faces horrific injury at the co-main event of UFC 248. Here's a look at her condition before and after the fight.

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co-main event of UFC 248 is w being billed as one of best fights in history of UFC by a number of MMA pundits, as Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Zhang Weili went on a war against each or in order to grab women’s strawweight title. Though Zhang Weili successfully retained her title against Joanna Jedrzejczyk, it was anything but an easy night for her. Champion from China tried everything she could but failed to dominate an emerging Joanna Jedrzejczyk for most of ir time in octagon. However, judges' scorecard claimed Zhang Weili as a superior performer and awarded her victory over Polish fighter at UFC 248.

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UFC news: Joanna Jedrzejczyk injury update as she faces brutal injury against Zhang Weili in co-main event of UFC 248

From very initial round, Joanna successfully landed some clean combinations over Zhang Weili and mand to overpower her for a long period of time. However, Zhang Weili came back stronger and countered attacked Joanna Jedrzejczyk with some powerful shots. By end of round number three, Zhang Weili landed a brutal left jab over Joanna Jedrzejczyk that left some visible dam on  Jedrzejczyk's head.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk n witnessed some swelling on her head immediately after blow, but that didn’t stop her from continuing fight. Moreover, Joanna overpowered her opponent on a number of occasions even after her brutal bruise. However, fortune was t on her side as she had to accept defeat despite showcasing heart of a champion in one of biggest fights of her career at UFC 248.

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UFC news: Joanna Jedrzejczyk injury update after UFC 248

former strawweight champion of world looked stable even after her facial composition got restructured by Zhang Weili in one of most brutal ‘dog-fights’ of UFC history. Moreover, fight took place on special occasion of Women’s day. Thus, both women were showered with applause and praise for ir spectacular performance in co-main event of UFC 248. Here's a glimpse of Joanna Jedrzejczyk after her recent fight at UFC 248.

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16:10 IST, March 9th 2020