The 125 pound flyweight division is one which many fans and fighters are currently campaigning for. The UFC already has a 115 pound strawweight division along with a 135 pound bantamweight division. They are also creating the 145 pound featherweight division with Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie contesting for the first belt this Saturday. It only makes sense to bridge the gap between strawweight and bantamweight.

Several UFC stars have spoke out about the organization needing to include a 125lb flyweight division, and the latest is UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

The champion reveals she would 100% make the move to flyweight, however she is keen to also stay in her current division. She believes she can dominate two divisions.

“If they open the 125 [pound] division I will go up,” Jędrzejczyk told FloCombat. “I want to keep on fighting in 115 and 125 because like I said, with Perfecting Athletes (her nutritionists) I know I can do this and stay healthy. Definitely, I would like to do this, but I have very big plans for this year in the 115 division. I want to fight somewhere in April or May, then maybe summertime, and then at the end of the year in Madison Square Garden again.”

Jedrzejczyk is coming off a decision win against Karolina Kowalkiewicz in November. She also has successful title defenses against Jessica Penna, Valerie Letourneau, and Claudia Gadelha. Jerdrzejczyk won the UFC title in March 2015 when she defeated former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Carla Esparza.

Although she doesn’t currently have a fight scheduled, Jedrzejczyk has recently started a training camp and should be fighting in the near future.

She is expected to defend her title against top contender Jessica Andrade, who is unbeaten in the division. Andrade is on a three-fight win streak. Last Saturday, she dominated Angela Hill for the unanimous decision win. She also has a round one submission win over Joanne Calderwood and a round two TKO win over Penne.

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