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UFC strawweight champion Weili Zhang is targeting a bout with Rose Namajunas. Zhang is coming off a “Fight of the Year” candidate against Joanna Jedrzejczyk. The two did battle in the co-main event of UFC 248 back in March. The bout went al…
UFC strawweight champion Weili Zhang is targeting a bout with Rose Namajunas. Zhang is coming off a “Fight of the Year” candidate against Joanna Jedrzejczyk. The two did battle in the co-main event of UFC 248 back in March. The bout went all five rounds and Zhang was awarded the split nod. This was Zhang’s […]
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Zhang Looking To Become Two-Division Champ UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang is looking to add another strap to her collection. Zhang successfully defended her title after a 25-minute war with Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 back in March in what many regard to be greatest female mixed martial arts fight of all time. Having […]
UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang is looking to add another strap to her collection.
Zhang successfully defended her title after a 25-minute war with Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 back in March in what many regard to be greatest female mixed martial arts fight of all time.
Having already become the UFC’s first champion from China, that win further solidified Zhang as a household name back home — so much so that fans are now able to recognize her even with protective gear on.
“When I came back to China last month, I was recognized by fans in the (Tianjin) airport, which was amazing because I was wrapped in a protective suit,” she said in a recent conference call (via The Straits Times).
“Now even when I go running outside, I am recognized as well. I feel very good about this and I am glad to see more and more people get to know me and the sport of MMA.”
Zhang is looking to further challenge herself.
Although she currently boasts of just one title defense, “Magnum” is already targeting a second title in the form of Valentina Shevchenko’s women’s flyweight belt.
“If possible, I also want to challenge in the next weight (division) up and fight with that champion (flyweight title holder Valentina Shevchenko),” Zhang added.
It’s not the first time she has spoken of a potential champion vs. champion fight with Shevchenko. Even before her win against Jedrzejczyk, Zhang spoke of wanting that matchup.
Shevchenko, however, wasn’t as reciprocative.
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The after effects of Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s war with Weili Zhang were hard to take for the former champion. The pair battled for 25 minutes in a classic at UFC 248 last month with many regarding it as the greatest fight in women’s mixed martial arts history. Unfortunately for Jedrzejczyk, she didn’t come out on top […]
The after effects of Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s war with Weili Zhang were hard to take for the former champion.
The pair battled for 25 minutes in a classic at UFC 248 last month with many regarding it as the greatest fight in women’s mixed martial arts history. Unfortunately for Jedrzejczyk, she didn’t come out on top as she lost a narrow split decision to the champion.
To make matters worse, she suffered a huge hematoma on her forehead that continued to swell as the fight went on. It became classic meme material and although she did laugh at some of them afterward, the pain she was in after the fight was a different story.
“They did a small medical procedure on my ear, I had a CAT scan,” Jedrzejczyk said in an interview with SCMP. “I had an ultrasound, I had an X-ray, and honestly, after a fight like this, I felt like every touch from the doctors and nurses, everything was so painful.
“I didn’t want anybody to touch my body, and I felt like my heart was bleeding, like my soul was bleeding.”
Jedrzejczyk has already spoken in the past of the damage she took in the fight. And while she does question how long she wants to remain in the sport, she has no plans to retire as of yet.
“That’s a question I ask myself every day,” she added of retirement. “I’m not getting any younger. I’m only getting older. I took lots of damage in my last fight and I’m really grateful that nothing serious happened to me. It was only bruises. Every next fight is going to be a big risk, and I want to be a mother in the future.
“… If I put on a hell of a performance, a hell of a war, why retire? If I was not training hard, if I was getting knocked out, if I was losing fights like a p****, then I could retire – but I’m a warrior.”
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The likelihood we see the best UFC and ONE Championship fighters compete against each other on one card is incredibly unlikely, but we can certainly dream…
The likelihood we see the best UFC and ONE Championship fighters compete against each other on one card is incredibly unlikely, but we can certainly dream…
Joanna Jedrzejczyk believes her and Weili Zhang can exceed the efforts put forth in their first encounter. Back in March, Jedrzjeczyk challenged Zhang for the UFC strawweight championship. This was the first time Zhang put her 115-pound gold on the lin…
Joanna Jedrzejczyk believes her and Weili Zhang can exceed the efforts put forth in their first encounter. Back in March, Jedrzjeczyk challenged Zhang for the UFC strawweight championship. This was the first time Zhang put her 115-pound gold on the line. The title bout was an instant classic with both competitors trading leather for five […]
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UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang is finally heading back home to China. Zhang departed China in early February amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic along with other Chinese fighters in preparation for their upcoming fights at the time. Having traveled to a number of different locations, “Magnum” finally arrived in Las Vegas on February 21 […]
UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang is finally heading back home to China.
Zhang departed China in early February amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic along with other Chinese fighters in preparation for their upcoming fights at the time.
Having traveled to a number of different locations, “Magnum” finally arrived in Las Vegas on February 21 ahead of her scheduled title defense against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 on March 7.
Despite all the troubles she had to endure leading up to the bout, Zhang came out on top against Jedrzejczyk in a back-and-forth 25-minute war that saw her earn the split decision verdict. However, she has remained in Sin City since for safety reasons.
That is until now.
“UFC strawweight Zhang Weili is finally flying home to China tomorrow, per her manager @BrianButler_Au,” Ariel Helwani tweeted. “She’s been in Vegas since she arrived for UFC 248 on 2/21. Fought on 3/7. Was safer to stay in Vegas. She remained with her head coach Cai and translator Tommy.
“Upon arriving, they’ll have to stay in a hotel for two weeks and then they can go back home, per Butler.”
After what has undoubtedly been a tumultuous year for the champion so far, she will finally get to go back home and meet friends and family.
Hopefully, the pandemic comes to an end sooner rather than later and we will get to see Zhang and the rest of the UFC roster in regular action again.
Who do you want to see Zhang face next?