Joanne Calderwood describes UFC struggles as ‘vicious circle’

Joanne Calderwood entered the TUF house in 2014 as one of the favorites to win the inaugural UFC women’s strawweight title. But things haven’t really gone her way over the last couple of years, despite a 2-1official record in the octagon. Rose Namajunas upset her in the house, and an upset loss to Maryna Moroz have been big setbacks on Calderwood’s rise to the top.

On this week’s edition of The MMA Hour, Jojo explained exactly what has led to her issues – namely, a relationship gone bad that forced her away from her gym, and injuries (transcribed by MMA Fighting):

“I think everyone knows I had been in a relationship with my head coach for like seven years. We’ve been separated for a few years now, but at the same time we were still trying to work together. And then we weren’t working together. Like, four weeks before my Scotland fight, there was completely going to be no working together, so that was hard for me to move on with my career because I’ve always had someone there telling me I should do this and do almost everything. So I just felt like I needed a new team around me.

“Everyone at …

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