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Weili Zhang Moves Above Valentina Shevchenko In the P4P Rankings

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 […]

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

Amanda Nunes
Weili
Zhang +1
Valentina
Shevchenko -1
Jessica
Andrade
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Rose
Namajunas
Tatiana Suarez
Holly
Holm -1
Germaine
De Randamie
Aspen Ladd
Katlyn Chookagian
Jessica Eye
Julianna Pena
Nina Ansaroff
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…

Valentina Shevchenko Predicts Weili Zhang Will Lose Her Next Fight

Featherweight Valentina Shevchenko believes strawweight queen Weili Zhang will lose in her next fight. The history making Chinese UFC champion made a successful first defence of her 115lb title against Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC 248 on Saturday night. In the co-main event slot, the two women went to war over five hard rounds in a […]

Featherweight Valentina Shevchenko believes strawweight
queen Weili Zhang will lose in her next fight.

The history making Chinese UFC champion made a successful first defence of her 115lb title against Joanna J?drzejczyk at UFC 248 on Saturday night. In the co-main event slot, the two women went to war over five hard rounds in a fight which will be remembered as an all-time great fight.

Zhang emerged victorious via split decision on the judge’s cards, however the fight was extremely close, and many believed J?drzejczyk should have regained the 115lb title, Shevchenko being one of them.

Speaking on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, she said. “She did good. She’s strong. But you could see, once she starts [to] get the real competition, the real level of martial artist, the top level of fighters, the top level of opponent, now she has a struggle. You could see how difficult was this fight with Joanna, her fight, how difficult it was. And I really don’t see Weili defending her belt in the next title fight.”

Not only does the 125lb champion believes
Zhang loses her next fight, she also believes the Chinese champion should have
lost at UFC 248.

“In my opinion, Joanna won this fight
because her accuracy was more on point,” Valentina Shevchenko explained. “And
yes, she gets this inflammation on her head, but it was just one punch.” (Transcribed by BJPENN.com)

Right now, it is unclear who Zhang will be fighting next. After such an enthralling war with Polish fighter J?drzejczyk the UFC many be keen to order an immediate rematch – no-one would complain about that.

Alternatively, former champion Rose Namajunas was believed to be the first choice to face Zhang at UFC 248, so she may well be the next choice if she is able to emerge victorious from her rematch with Jessica Andrade.

Do you believe Weili Zhang will retain her 115lb UFC title?

UFC 248 Medical Suspensions: Zhang & Jedrzejczyk Get Lengthy Sits

UFC 248 went down this past Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada and two title fights headlined the card. In the main event, Israel Adesanya won a very lackluster decision and has been medically suspended for further evaluation. Meanwhile, to no surprise, Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk received lengthy sits for their absolute war in the […]

UFC 248 went down this past Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada and two title fights headlined the card.

In the main event, Israel Adesanya won a very lackluster decision and has been medically suspended for further evaluation. Meanwhile, to no surprise, Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk received lengthy sits for their absolute war in the co-main event where it was Zhang who won a split decision.

Following the event, the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the medical suspensions (via MMA Fighting).

UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero Medical Suspensions:

Israel Adesanya — Must have x-ray of both feet. If positive, must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 9/4/20. Minimum suspension until 3/29/20 with no contact until 3/29/20.

Weili Zhang — Suspended until 5/7/20, no contact until 4/22/20

Joanna Jedrzejczyk — Suspended until 5/7/20, no contact until 4/22/20

Beneil Dariush — Must have MRI on right knee. If positive, must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 9/4/20.

Drakkar Klose — Suspended until 4/22/20, no contact until 4/7/20

Li Jingliang — Suspended until 4/22/20, no contact until 4/7/20

Alex Oliveira — Suspended until 4/22/20, no contact until 4/7/20

Max Griffin — Must have x-ray or MRI of left shoulder. If positive, must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 9/4/20. Minimum suspension until 4/22/20, also due to facial lacerations.

Sean O’Malley — Must have x-ray of left foot. If positive, must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 9/4/20. Minimum suspension until 4/7/20 with no contact until 3/29/20.

Jose Quinonez — Suspended until 4/22/20, no contact until 4/7/20

Mark O. Madsen — Must have jaw fracture cleared by maxillofacial surgeon or no contest until 9/4/20. Minimum suspension until 4/22/20 with no contact until 4/7/20

Rodolfo Vieira — Suspended until 4/7/20, no contact until 3/29/20 due to laceration over his eye.

Gerald Meerschaert — Must have x-ray of left ankle. If positive, must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 9/4/20. Minimum suspension until 4/7/20 with no contact until 3/29/20.

Deron Winn — Suspended until 4/7/20, no contact until 3/29/20

Giga Chikadze — Suspended until 4/22/20, no contact until 4/7/20 due to facial laceration.

Danaa Batgerel — Must have x-ray of right foot. If positive, must have orthopedic doctor clearance or no contest until 9/4/20. Minimum suspension until 4/7/20 with no contact until 3/29/20

Guido Cannetti — Suspended until 4/22/20, no contact until 4/7/20 due to left leg pain.

Joe Rogan Praises Weili Zhang & Joanna Jedrzejczyk For UFC 248 Fight

UFC commentator Joe Rogan is a massive fan of the UFC 248 co-main event between Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Entering the weekend, Dana White was praising this fight up the most, yet many were most excited for the main event. But, in the end, it…

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Dana White Praises Weili Zhang & Joanna Jedrzejczyk Following UFC 248

UFC president Dana White liked what he saw from Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248. This past Saturday night (March 7), Zhang put her UFC strawweight title on the line against Jedrzejczyk. The title bout was the co-main event of UFC 248 insi…

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