Joanna Jedrzejczyk was very honest after her knockout loss to Zhang Weili at UFC 275. The former strawweight champion spoke to the media and was not afraid to talk about getting knocked out.
Speaking at the UFC 275 post-fight press conference, Joanna Jedrzejczyk talked about the actual knockout and what was going through her mind then. The former champion knew she lost by knockout and opted to stay down.
“Bells are still ringing in my head,” she said. “Good. Not bad. A few bruises. I got kicked to the back of the head and I have a big bruise, but all good, man.
“I just saw, felt, saw getting closer to the mat and I was really hurt, bells ringing in my head and I didn’t know what happened that time,” she continued. “And I knew I was KO’d and I was like okay, it’s all over. Don’t hurry because you’re going to fall. So it was good, you know? In the middle of the road before I hit the Octagon, I was sober already.”
Losing by knockout is a tough thing for fighters and Joanna Jedrzejczyk showing a willingness to talk about it is very rare. Losing to Zhang Weili at UFC 275 was a tough experience and the fighter admits she got caught by a good one.
“I just got caught,” she added. “It’s not easy to win a fight like this. We all wish for fast KOs, it’s the perfect plan for every fight. But it’s more difficult to stand up for three or five rounds. It is what it is, I got caught but it was a good one. She got me.
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