UFC 248: Joanna Jedrzejczyk ‘grateful’ after brutal Zhang Weili war – ‘I know I’m lucky’

Joanna Jedrzejczyk has broken her silence following Saturday night’s brutal five-round war with Zhang Weili.

Strawweight champion Zhang narrowly retained her title in a split decision loss at UFC 248. She ended the fight with a huge hematoma on her forehead and a busted nose.

She was discharged from hospital with no significant injuries according to her team.

“Doesn’t matter what’s happening in my life. WIN or LOSE UP or DOWN I am grateful every single day and night!” she wrote in an Instagram post.

“Grateful for the life I get to live, grateful for the people I’m surrounded by, and grateful for all the beautiful moments. I know I am lucky, and I am thankful.”

Jedrzejczyk appeared to be taking a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon on Monday to lift her spirits.

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“Thank you for making me so happy today!” she wrote to her management team, the Ballengee Group, in her Instagram story, over a video of her inside the helicopter.

The UFC 248 co-main has been widely praised as one of the greatest fights in MMA history, but UFC president Dana White played down the idea of a rematch any time soon.

“Did you see what those two girls looked like after that fight? They’re both in the hospital right now,” he said. “They did not go to a press conference, they did not talk to press, they went straight to a hospital. They need to go home, take some time to heal up and rest before I even mention a fight with either one of them again.”