The UFC has signed two high-level European MMA champions. Each seem to have been accepted by Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
The UFC has lately been within the function of signing new expertise, including names like Patricio “Pit Bull” Freire and Aaron Pico to the roster. Promotions have not slowed down.
It was introduced this week that the corporate has received two champions from Poland’s KSW, Europe’s greatest preventing promotion.
Each KSW champions are from Poland and attempt to observe within the footsteps of countrywoman Jedrzejczyk, who was an unbelievable rule as a UFC strawweight champion.
Two Polish KSW champions be part of the UFC roster
The primary of the 2 KSW stars signed within the UFC is Robert Truchala. Luchalla (11-1) is simply 27 years outdated, however he enjoys an already spectacular run because the interim featherweight champion in Poland’s promotion. His solely loss got here towards France’s Saladin Parnas, the most effective European fighters exterior the UFC.
One other KSW champion to signal a contract with the UFC is Jakub Wiklacz. Wiklacz (16-3-2) is a former KSW bantamweight champion. The 28-year-old defended the belt 3 times earlier than becoming a member of the UFC roster.
Corridor of Fame Jedrzejczyk helped announce his signature on social media. It isn’t but identified once they’ll debut.
Most individuals will agree that Jedrzejczyk is the very best Polish fighter in MMA historical past. She claimed the UFC strawweight belt in 2015 with a shocking knockout from Carla Esparza and defended her 5 instances after dropping to Rose Namajunas in 2017.
Jedrzejczyk shouldn’t be the one Polish fighter to win UFC gold. A couple of years after the title reign, KSW veteran Jan Brakovich loved a brief however spectacular reign as a lightweight heavyweight champion. Former KSW champion Mateusz Gamrot has been an enormous success with Octagon regardless of not successful the title but.
It will likely be time to see if Ruchala and Wiklacz can observe within the footsteps of their predecessors.
