UFC targeting UFC 195 for Jedrzejczyk-Gadelha 2?
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}PHOENIX, AZ - DECEMBER 12: (L-R) Opponents Claudia Gadelha of Brazil and Joanna Jedrzejczyk of Poland face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in event at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 12, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Friday morning, the UFC announced that Ronda Rousey would be defending her belt against Holly Holm at UFC 195 in January. Now that card may be getting another title fight.
According to a tweet from LA Times sports reporter Lance Pugmire, the organization is looking to add a strawweight bout between current champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and No. 1 contender Claudia Gadelha to the card.
The fight would be a rematch of their 2014 battle, where JJ walked away with a closely contest split-decision victory. In that bout, Jedrzejczyk won the battle on the feet, outlanding Gadelha 38-27 in significant strikes. But the Brazilian countered with a fierce ground game, completing seven takedowns against the champ.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jedrzejczyk is coming off back-to-back TKO wins over former champion Carla Esparza and then-contender Jessica Penne, whom she outlanded 126-25 and earned "Fight of the Night" and "Performance of the Night", respectively.
Gadelha is 2-1 inside the Octagon, 13-1 overall, and the Brazilian dismantled Jessica Aguilar in her last outing. Gadelha has landed 16 takedowns inside the Octagon while defending 100 percent of the takedown attempts against her.
Stay tuned for more information about this exciting potential rematch.