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Joanna Jedrzejczyk is not happy about losing out on her opportunity to fight for the UFC women’s flyweight title at UFC 231.

Just days ago, Jedrzejczyk (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) was booked to fight Valentina Shevchenko (15-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) for the vacant women’s 125-pound belt at December’s UFC 231 event in Toronto. Then the rug was pulled out from underneath her.

In desperate need of a main event for November’s UFC 230 card in New York, the UFC pulled Shevchenko from the scheduled matchup and put her up against Sijara Eubanks (5-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC). The switch was met with heavy criticism from the MMA community, and Jedrzejczyk is not pleased about everything that unfolded.

Not only did Jedrzejczyk, the former longtime UFC strawweight champ, not get word about the change from the UFC itself, but she said she moved around certain life events in order to make the Shevchenko fight happen.

She lashed out about the situation in a lengthy post on social media (via Instagram):

Me pulling out of fight? Never! Here is the truth. Yesterday I was informed that my fight had been cancelled. Unfortunately, I received this news from journalists, I was very shocked. I feel angry and sad. The already signed contract on the 8th of December was ignored. They were trying to persuade me into taking the fight in November, at the same time depriving me of a chance to properly prepare for the fight during the camp. Valentina is a challenging opponents, and my goal was (and actually still is) to prepare for this fight as best I can, and to eventually become the UFC flyweight champion. I treat every opponent and fight serious and with respect. I could fight in NY if I was interested only in money. Due to respect for other fighters and myself, I rejected the offer made by the UFC to change the date of the fight, as my main goal is to be at my best form during the fight, and in order to do that, I have to do my job from start to finish. For 15 years I’ve been focused only on development, sportsmanship at the highest level and achieving my dreams. Of course, martial arts are my job, but most of all, they are my passion, hobby, and they fill my life and run in my blood. As a professional and a person who treats her life and work obligations serious, I feel truly resentful about the breach of the fight agreement. My feelings are even more intensified when I think of the obligations I had to resign from, as they would have happened in the time of my camp. I always plan everything long before a fight announcement. Once I sign the contract, there is nothing more important than fight preparations. I always try to put myself in somebody else’s situation, be it a life or business one. Thus, I understand the quick decision made by the UFC key people to save the event in NYC. Everything happens for a reason. Sooner or later i’ll become the champ in two weight classes.

Jedrzejczyk did not state what she intends on doing from here, but she vowed that a second UFC title will eventually be in her possession, even if it’s not happening at UFC 231.

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