"I really liked her style" - Martyna Dominczak wants to follow in footsteps of Polish MMA legend

Martyna Dominczak found her blueprint for success through watching Poland's most successful combat sports export.

The 23-year-old WMC Muay Thai world champion challenges 'The Queen' Phetjeeja in an atomweight Muay Thai clash at ONE Fight Night 38 on Friday, Dec. 5, inside Bangkok's legendary Lumpinee Stadium.

In an interview with ONE Championship, the Polish striker revealed which legend inspired her fighting journey and shaped her approach to martial arts.

"When I grew up, Joanna Jędrzejczyk—she was a fighter [I looked up to the most]. She was fighting in the UFC, but she also started her career in Muay Thai, then changed to MMA, so I really liked her style," the Legion Glogow affiliate told ONE Championship in a pre-fight interview.

"When I started training, I watched her fights and thought that maybe one day, I will be fighting on the big stage too," Martyna Dominczak continued.

That inspiration makes perfect sense for someone following a similar path. Jędrzejczyk became Poland's first UFC champion after building her foundation through elite-level Muay Thai competition.

The former strawweight queen captured multiple world titles in Muay Thai before transitioning to MMA, where her striking base made her one of UFC's most dominant champions.

Her success proved that Polish fighters could compete at the highest levels of combat sports.

Now, the Polish bruiser stands on the verge of her own defining moment. By beating an established elite, Martyna Dominczak's path to Allycia Hellen Rodrigues' Muay Thai gold should become much clearer.

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Martyna Dominczak says she's "not pressured" ahead of massive clash

Arguably one of Muay Thai's most complete strikers will stand across from Martyna Dominczak on fight night. However, Dominczak told the world's largest martial arts organization that she doesn't feel any weight on her shoulders.

If anything, the Glogow native, who recently tied the knot with her longtime coach, Maciej, is beyond thrilled to face off against the reigning ONE atomweight kickboxing world champion.

"It's exciting for us, for both [me and my husband]. But I'm not pressured right now [or even thinking about this now] because I'm fully focused on Phetjeeja," the 23-year-old noted.

Dominczak enjoys a 3-1 promotional slate heading into the organization's final American primetime card of 2025.

Active Amazon Prime Video subscribers in the United States and Canada can catch all the action live in U.S. primetime for free this Friday, Dec. 5.