Claudia Gadelha Thinks Joanna Jedrzejczyk Has Limited Skills

– At a recent media day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (via mmafighting.com), Claudia Gadelha spoke about her fight against Joanna Jedrzejczyk, which takes place tonight. Here are the highlights…

On Expecting a Third Fight With Jedrzejczyk: Maybe we fight a third time. The first fight between us was controversial. I believe I won, she says she won. I saw it several times, scored it round by round, and I don’t see myself losing. This time, if I win, I believe we’ll fight again.”

On Jedrzejczyk Being a Limited MMA Fighter: “Joanna is a muay thai fighter with good takedown defense,” Gadelha said. “You’ll never see Joanna fighting MMA, going for takedowns or working from the bottom, the complete MMA game. She’s not well-rounded. She’s a limited fighter. An excellent striker, good takedown defense, and that’s it. She gives her opponents a chance to find holes in her game. That’s what we’re going to do.”

On Her Confidence: “I’m very confident in my striking. I’m training a lot standing. I have a game plan and I will follow that,” she said. “Joanna would never lie on the ground and say ‘come do jiu-jitsu with me’. We can’t get into a clash of styles. I will do my game, which is grappling. I’m shorter than her. She needs the long distance to use her muay thai. Whoever does the best game will win. I have what it takes to stand and trade with any girl in this division, and I’m sure that if my hand lands on Joanna’s face, she will go down.”