Fighter vs. Writer: Joanna Jedrzejczyk Talks For the First Time Since Retiring; Jorge Masvidal Blasts Conor McGregor for Avoiding Fight With Him

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🗓️ 5 July 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

In her first interview since announcing her retirement at UFC 275, Joanna Jedrzejczyk joins The Fighter vs. The Writer to discuss what led to her decision to call it a career following a rematch against Zhang Weili. Jedrzejczyk will detail what ultimately made her want to retire in that moment, what she plans to do next and if there’s any chance she will compete again. The former strawweight champion will also discuss a potential entry into the UFC Hall of Fame and what that would mean for her legacy. Also on the show this week, Jorge Masvidal stops by to talk about the growth of his promotion IKON FC as the prepares to take a show to Georgia for the first time in August. Masvidal also takes direct aim at Conor McGregor, who he believes is ducking him for what could be one of the biggest fights in the history of the UFC. Masvidal will also respond to call outs from Gilbert Burns and Leon Edwards while discussing how soon he might be able to return to the octagon. All this and more on the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Read More: MMA Fighting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:21.9	Welcome back to the Fighter versus the Writer.
0:23.9	I'm your host as always, Damon Martin, and today I am back for a special holiday edition
0:29.6	of the show.
0:30.6	With a couple of interviews that dropped on video last week, but not on the podcast, and
0:34.9	since they're both pretty big interviews, I figured why not do it here, as well as
0:39.4	the fact that beyond the holiday, last week with UFC 276, a lot of things got lost in
0:44.8	the mix.
0:46.2	One of which, of course, is my first interview, which was with the great Yawanna Yawanna
0:49.2	on J-Check and her first interview after announcing her retirement.
0:53.0	From mixed martial arts to UFC 275, following her fight and rematch with Shang Le Lee, I was
0:57.8	the first to have a chance to talk with Yawanna about her decision, what led to that decision.
1:02.8	Her future, the chance of her going into UFC Hall of Fame, and so much more, so if you
1:08.0	haven't had a chance to check out the video, here is the podcast version of my conversation
1:12.6	with the newly retired and I believe future UFC Hall of Famer, Yawanna Yawanna J-Check.
1:18.7	She is the greatest straw weight in the history of the sport, and I am always happy to speak
1:23.9	to the great. Yawanna Yawanna J-Check, Yawanna, how are you?
1:28.2	Hey, Daemon, actually I'm good, happy, preparing for my next trip, keep on busy as always,
1:35.8	so far so good.
1:37.8	Yeah, I still need to get to the retirement feeling, you know.
1:46.4	Yeah, I saw you took a nice vacation after the fight, so it was good to just relax and
1:51.0	kind of just step away for a minute, just enjoy a beach and not think about fighting for
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