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Joanna Jedrzejcyzk has been criticized by many people for her lack of fights in the past couple of years. The former UFC champion has not fought since her epic fight against Weili Zhang in March 2020.
That hasn't stopped her from making money outside of the UFC as she has been building her career. Joanna Jedrzejcyzk has found a lot of success outside of the cage.
“I feel like I’m making more money outside the octagon,” UFC strawweight Jedrzejczyk told MMAFighting. “It’s kind of set for me. Because my big hobby, big passion, became my job with fighting. It’s all happening, we’re talking because of my legacy and how dedicated I was and I am, because of MMA and my job.
“It’s kind of sad but I get as much as I can from here and now because I’ve been doing this for 18 years, you all know this, but my life got changed when I got into the UFC and became the champion and got more opportunity. I started making money, and I’m trying to get as much as I can, but I’m doing things I really love to do. Yeah, I accomplished a lot in this sport and it’s not about the money, but I feel like I’m in the sport where I can ask for more money because I deserve this. I deserve this and I know my worth.”
Joanna Jedrzejcyzk has had many people tell her to retire from the UFC considering how successful she has been outside of the cage. That currently isn't an option as she still loves to fight and train.
“It’s hard because so many people are like, ‘Maybe you should stop fighting, you shouldn’t even be doing this,’” Jedrzejczyk said. “You do this, you do that, you have this business, the other business,’ but you can’t stop the love. Love is real and it’s the only real thing in this world.
“I love this sport. I feel like I want to do it. I feel like I can do it. So that’s the thing. It’s hard because everyday I get messages, ‘Are you retired?’ or, ‘She is retired,’ or other things. It’s hard.”
