Video: Dana White reveals Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Claudia Gadelha brawled following 'TUF 23'

LAS VEGAS – Think Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha looked tense at Friday’s “Unstoppable” press conference in Las Vegas? Perhaps it’s because they had a “full-blown fist fight, head kicks, nasty fight” in “The Ultimate Fighter” gym, according to UFC President Dana White.

“This was one of those crazy things where the season had ended and everybody was doing their thing, and I just didn’t expect that to happen,” White told MMAjunkie.

Jedrzejczyk and Gadelha recently wrapped filming on “The Ultimate Fighter 23,” where the two strawweights served as opposing coaches. The two were brought back together on Friday at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena as part of the UFC’s “Unstoppable” press conference to feature a number of key matchups scheduled for the next several months.

As strawweight champ Jedrzejczyk took her seat, she made a few obvious gestures toward the Brazilian challenger. White said the movement was a stern reminder to Gadelha of their recent encounter.

“You notice when they were both showing each other the water bottles?” White asked. “Joanna Jedrzejczyk hit her with a water bottle, and then that’s how the fight started.”

Unfortunately for FOX Sports 1 viewers, it seems cameras were not able to capture the melee, so don’t expect to see the footage when “The Ultimate Fighter 23” begins its run. White said the episode happened after filming had wrapped.

“Show’s over,” White explained. “Cameras are put away.”

The UFC boss said he probably should have known something might happen when the two rivals, who met once before in December 2014, were brought together for the traditional season-ending face-off, where tensions escalated.

“Claudia goes, ‘Shut the (expletive) up, (expletive).’ She goes, ‘I’m so sick of listening to your mouth,’ and they started going at it, and I pulled them apart.

“In hindsight, everything is 20/20. I could see Joanna’s (expletive) wheels turning during the thing, and she just kept staring at her. Then when the room started to clear out, she hit her with a water bottle, and then game on.”

Jedrzejczyk (11-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and Gadelha (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) meet again in the headlining bout of The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale, which takes place July 8 in Las Vegas at a venue yet to be determined.

Until then, fight fans will have to settle for the weekly series, which debuts in April.

“Wait until you see this season,” White said. “They hate each other.”

To see White’s full media scrum in Las Vegas in support of the launch of EA UFC 2, click on the video below. Or hear his comments on Jedrzejczyk and Gadelha in the video above.

For more on The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.