Former strawweight queen Joanna Jedrzejczyk was unrecognizable after suffering a brutal face injury at the recently-concluded UFC 248 pay-per-view event.
Looking to reclaim her throne, Jedrzejczyk challenged Weili Zhang in the co-main event of the said fight card at the T-mobile Arena on Saturday night.
The strawweight rivals fought tooth-and-nail through five rounds in what could go down as the greatest fight in the UFC history.
But Jedrzejczyk’s efforts were not enough to topple the defending champion as she lost via split decision, with two judges scoring it 48-47 for Zhang, while sustaining gruesome injury in the process.
The Chinese fighter drilled a right hand on Jedrzejczyk’s forehead in the latter part of the second round, resulting to a massive hematoma.
“You see my swelling? She did great,” the former champ stated after UFC 248 (via The Sun).
“There was something missing but I felt all the punches and the swelling was bothering me.
UFC star Joanna Jedrzejczyk looks totally unrecognisable with giant hematoma on head after losing ‘greatest fight ever’ https://t.co/KSaGyoeBNG
— The Sun MMA (@TheSunMMA) March 8, 2020
Here are some of the craziest reactions to Jedrzejczyk’s injury from fans on Twitter and these proved that the internet is a wild place.
https://twitter.com/ethanshumski4L/status/1236527892940623872
https://twitter.com/shYNY_Yordy/status/1236530704227295232
#joannajedrzejczyk coming out of hospital tomorrow pic.twitter.com/giHioIG6sa
— Ryan Bracken (@ryanbrackenca) March 8, 2020
joanna after the fight #UFC248 #joannajedrzejczyk pic.twitter.com/1eCGVJm27O
— Lucio. (@WavyLucio) March 8, 2020
Joanna Jedrzejczyk looking like she’s about to betray King Leonidas #UFC248 pic.twitter.com/pNuj3r6Y74
— #1 Ally (@reaIChapo) March 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/fuckjosiee/status/1236527233797206016
Joanna Jedrzejczyk looking like that megamind kid that made the rounds a few years ago. #UFC248 pic.twitter.com/etS6HaySsO
— Tyler Arnold (@TRS_TylerArnold) March 8, 2020
Joe Rogan: you look great, don't worry about it.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk:#UFC248 pic.twitter.com/BrrLlp5Kf3— ShittyMMAtakes (@AtakesMm) March 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/folkes_d/status/1236529093514072064
https://twitter.com/Spotlight_MMA/status/1236527827446620161
https://twitter.com/ItsBoozie_/status/1236526263805845505
It has been confirmed Joanna Jedrzejczyk is going to be co-starring in Megamind 3 #UFC248 pic.twitter.com/KUTcIlbYXX
— P-DRO (@pdro520) March 8, 2020
Yikes #UFC248 #joannajedrzejczyk pic.twitter.com/sGStbmb742
— thrillhou. (@Sergaholic) March 8, 2020
Welie Zhang pushed the clocks forward. #UFC248 Why Joanna Jędrzejczyk built like my girl pic.twitter.com/KqFHGfJW0g
— Histanic (@Histanic) March 8, 2020
(Featured Image Source: Twitter/ ESPN MMA)