Joanna Jedrzejczyk suffered a nasty hematoma on her forehead during her fight with Zhang Weili on Saturday night at UFC 248 at T-Mobile Arena in Nevada.
Jedrzejczyk’s forehead began to swell around the third round, and it was noticeably large heading toward the fourth. Here’s what it looked like:
Joanna is growing another head.#UFC248 pic.twitter.com/umbNifsQPg
— NedsAU (@NedsAus) March 8, 2020
Fans began comparing her to all sorts of fictional characters with enlarged heads.
#UFC248 Joanna in there like… pic.twitter.com/sRvvZpd3PE
— Iman Crosson (@Alphacat) March 8, 2020
Joanna in this fight looking like! #ufc248 pic.twitter.com/oCCXC1y0rJ
— … (@Dxn_ST) March 8, 2020
Joanna lookin like Kinski from Nightbreed #UFC248 pic.twitter.com/CnN1PXkVpu
— Juan Rubert (@rooftopbuffalo) March 8, 2020
Despite her forehead troubles, Jedrzejczyk made it through the entire five-round fight but lost via split decision. The judges scored the fight 48-47, 47-48, 48-47, making Joanna 16-4. She has lost four of her last six fights.
The hematoma reminded many of ones suffered by other fighters, including Hasim Rahman and Mark Hominick.
Hasim Rahman feels her pain. #UFC248 pic.twitter.com/JuZhHEZ7Sv
— James (@James55535520) March 8, 2020
Only hematoma worse than Joanna’s was Mark Hominick’s. Real ones remember. #UFC248 pic.twitter.com/BvXiZIzMDj
— Kip Smithers (@Chughes612) March 8, 2020
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