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Weili Zhang Doesn’t Want Joanna Jedrzejczyk Rematch Next

Weili ZhangUFC strawweight champion Weili Zhang has stated her desire to avoid an immediate rematch with Joanna Jedrzejczyk. The two 115lb fighters went to war over five rounds in one of MMA’s all-time great fights at UFC 248 earlier this month. After 25 minutes of war, the judge’s scorecards read in favour of Zhang by split […]

Weili Zhang

UFC strawweight champion Weili Zhang has stated
her desire to avoid an immediate rematch with Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

The two 115lb fighters went to war over five rounds in one of MMA’s all-time great fights at UFC 248 earlier this month. After 25 minutes of war, the judge’s scorecards read in favour of Zhang by split decision – however many believe former champion Jedrzejczyk did enough to get the decision.

Both fighters are now healing up and self-isolating in a world overcome by the coronavirus. During this time Jedrzejczyk has gone on record to call for the rematch. However, it now appears Zhang isn’t too keen on that idea. Speaking to ESPN, the 115lb champion explained why she’d prefer to fight someone else.

“I have no clue when my
next fight would be yet, since everything is stuck by this COVID-19 pandemic. I
would like to fight here in the U.S. again, since I have seen a massive number
of Chinese and Asian people here motivated by my fight who will definitely
cheer for me. Also U.S. has the biggest MMA fan base. I don’t want the rematch
yet. I would like to give opportunities to other fighters in line.”

After taking the time to reflect, Zhang wasn’t happy with her performance at UFC 248 but was glad that so many Chinese fans got to see her compete.

“I have not watched it yet, since I did not put on my best performance and showcase my best shape in training. I appreciate the support and recognition from all my fans, and I am glad they enjoyed the fight. Joanna and I both put on our toughness and will inside the Octagon to make the fight fascinating. People back in China are all very motivated and credit my hard work and show tons of respect to all athletes who compete for our country. Almost all mainstream media has interviewed me. I heard there were over 100 million views of the fight within 24 hours in China. So many fans jammed the Chinese pay-per-view website to watch it live, the server went down.”

Should Weili Zhang immediately rematch Joanna Jedrzejczyk? 

Weili Zhang Not Interested In Immediate Rematch With Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Weili Zhang would rather face fresh contenders than do battle with Joanna Jedrzejczyk a second time. Zhang vs. Jedrzejczyk won’t soon be forgotten. At UFC 248, Zhang put her strawweight title on the line against Jedrzejczyk in an early and immedi…

Weili Zhang would rather face fresh contenders than do battle with Joanna Jedrzejczyk a second time. Zhang vs. Jedrzejczyk won’t soon be forgotten. At UFC 248, Zhang put her strawweight title on the line against Jedrzejczyk in an early and immediate contender for “Fight of the Year.” It’s hard to imagine the bout not being […]

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk Praises ‘Tough B*tch’ Weili Zhang Following UFC 248

It’s rare that calling someone a b*tch is taken as a compliment but that is indeed the case with Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s praise for Weili Zhang. Jedrzejczyk and Zhang went to war in the co-main event of UFC 248. The strawweight title bout left…

It’s rare that calling someone a b*tch is taken as a compliment but that is indeed the case with Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s praise for Weili Zhang. Jedrzejczyk and Zhang went to war in the co-main event of UFC 248. The strawweight title bout left many in awe. After five rounds of action, Zhang earned the split […]

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Joanna J?drzejczyk Provides Injury Update, Confirms She Wants Weili Zhang rematch

Joanna JedrzejczykJoanna Jędrzejczyk has provided fight fans with an update on her medical condition and confirmed she wants to rematch Weili Zhang for the first time since UFC 248. Speaking to TMZ Sports, Jędrzejczyk confirmed she is happy and relaxing with her family after her five round war for the strawweight belt last weekend. “I feel […]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Joanna J?drzejczyk has provided fight fans with an update on her medical condition and confirmed she wants to rematch Weili Zhang for the first time since UFC 248.

Speaking to TMZ Sports, J?drzejczyk confirmed she is happy and relaxing with her family after her five round war for the strawweight belt last weekend.

“I feel great. I feel good. I’m calm, quiet and
surrounded by good people who love me so much, my family so I’m good you know. I’m
not sad. I’m not happy, just resting my body and I’ve cut myself from the media
and what’s going on around, so I feel good man.”

Many fans were concerned about a large swelling
on the former champions forehead during and after the fight. The Polish striker
has now given an update on her medical condition, which is improving but will require
surgery.

“Honestly, I couldn’t see for two days because
you know I’ve got bruise on my forehead very much and the gravitation took it
to my eyes.

“Now my whole face is bruised but there is no more ‘Joanna UFO’. There is no swelling on my forehead. It’s more on my face and my neck – it’s going down its much better you know. I have a very bad ear with lots of blood in it. I have scheduled surgery in Poland with the best plastic surgeon. So, on Monday I will have a small, small medical procedure on my ear and then i’ll be ready to rock and roll.”

After falling to the closest of defeats J?drzejczyk seems keen to get the rematch with Zhang as soon as she heals up, she said.

“Of course, why not. Let’s fight again. Let’s
go for the belt.”

Should the UFC make a strawweight title rematch between Weili Zhang and Joanna J?drzejczyk next?

Weili Zhang Moves Above Valentina Shevchenko In the P4P Rankings

Weili ZhangStrawweight champion Weili Zhang has surprisingly moved above flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko in the latest UFC’s women’s pound-for-pound rankings update. The first ever Chinese UFC champion made a successful first title defence against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 this past weekend. Zhang earned a razor thin split decision victory in an all-time great fight in […]

Weili Zhang

Strawweight champion Weili Zhang has surprisingly moved above flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko in the latest UFC’s women’s pound-for-pound rankings update.

The first ever Chinese UFC champion made a successful first title defence against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 this past weekend. Zhang earned a razor thin split decision victory in an all-time great fight in the co-main event.

According to the media members in charge of the UFC rankings system, that win was enough to make her the #2 female fighter. That’s above Ukrainian Shevchenko who sits in third and one spot below double-champ Amanda Nunes who tops the list.

This is quite the surprise considering Shevchenko has had a long reign at the top of MMA. ‘Bullet’ is the inaugural flyweight UFC champion and has three defences of her 125lb title.

Last time out she dominated and stopped top flyweight contender Katlyn Chookagian‘ at UFC 247. Besides that her record is littered with big wins over stars in the sport including Holly Holm, Liz Carmouche, Julian Pena and Joanna Jedrezejcyzk – who she beat much easier than Zhang did. Check out the full updated womens pound-for-pound rankings below.

WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND RANKINGS

  1. Amanda Nunes
  2. Weili
    Zhang +1
  3. Valentina
    Shevchenko -1
  4. Jessica
    Andrade
  5.  Joanna Jedrzejczyk
  6. Rose
    Namajunas
  7.  Tatiana Suarez
  8. Holly
    Holm -1
  9. Germaine
    De Randamie
  10. Aspen Ladd
  11. Katlyn Chookagian
  12.  Jessica Eye
  13. Julianna Pena
  14. Nina Ansaroff
  15. Claudia Gadelha

Should
Weili Zhang be rated above Valentina Shevchenko in the women’s P4P rankings?

Stock Up, Stock Down: Making Sense of the Rankings After UFC 248

UFC 248 , which went down last Saturday night in Las Vegas, was topped by a pair of anticipated title fights, as middleweight champ Israel Adesanya took on Yoel Romero and strawweight champ Weili Zhang stepped into the Octagon with Joanna Jedrzejczyk…

UFC 248 , which went down last Saturday night in Las Vegas, was topped by a pair of anticipated title fights, as middleweight champ Israel Adesanya took on Yoel Romero and strawweight champ Weili Zhang stepped into the Octagon with Joanna Jedrzejczyk…