Last night at UFC 299, the UFC announced that Joanna Jendrzejczyk will enter their Hall of Fame in the Modern Wing as part of the 2024 Class.
The induction will take this June as part of International Fight Week in Las Vegas.
From Poland, Jendrzejczyk first studied Muay Thai and Kickboxing and won multiple tournaments and titles in both sports. She made her Mixed Martial Arts Debut in 2012, and two years later, she joined the UFC.
Less than a year after her debut in the UFC, she easily beat Carla Esparza for the Strawweight Championship at UFC 185. Jendrzejczyk had five successful title defenses (Jessica Penne, Valerie Letourneau, Claudia Gadelha, Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Jessica Andrade, she lost the championship to Rose Namajunas and was unable to beat her in the rematch. Jendrzejczyk unsuccessfully tried to win the vacant Flyweight Title (losing to Valentina Shevchenko) and would also lose to Zhang Weili for the Strawweight Title. Her overall MMA record was 16 and 5.
She becomes the second woman to enter the UFC Hall of Fame, following Ronda Rousey.
Here at Notinhalloffame.com, we would like to congratulate Joanna Jendrzejczyk for this impending induction.
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