Weili Zhang came out on top in her highly anticipated rematch with Joanna Jedrzejczyk. This past weekend, Weili Zhang ran back her bout with Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 275. Jedrzejczyk was marking her return to action after a two-year hiatus since last competing against Weili in March 2020. Their first contest made for an incredible […]
Weili Zhang came out on top in her highly anticipated rematch with Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
This past weekend, Weili Zhang ran back her bout with Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 275. Jedrzejczyk was marking her return to action after a two-year hiatus since last competing against Weili in March 2020.
Their first contest made for an incredible showing and was awarded The Fight of the Year. It also broke the record for the most significant strikes landed (combined) in a women’s UFC fight. Although Weili won the bout by a split decision, fans were clamoring to have the pair go at it again in one of the most highly awaited rematches.
As for their second outing, the two ladies got off to a fiery start with both going in for the kill. Weili would eventually connect with a brutal spinning back fist elbow to knock out Jedrejczyk halfway through round two. There were videos of the highlight reel finish going around online but there’s footage from a different angle that popped up recently.
Watch: New angle of Weili Zhang KO’ing Joanna Jedrzejczyk
In the video, shot cage side, the brutal knockout can be seen from a more intimate look as Jedrejczyk crashed down to the canvas and the focus stayed on her.
Jedrzejczyk is an icon in Poland and has greatly helped advance women’s MMA. Having won the promotional gold in just her third outing, she also defended it five times in a row.
In a professional career spanning a decade, Jedrzejczyk leaves the sport with a record of 16-5 with her only losses coming to fellow strawweight champions Rose Namajunas and Weili Zhang, and to the reigning UFC women’s Flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko.
Welcome to this week’s edition of MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes of the week! Every week there’s highlight-reel finishes all across the MMA world, and we’ve found some of the absolute best ones to showcase. Last week was a busy one, as the UFC debuted their series of Road to the UFC cards in the…
Welcome to this week’s edition of MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes of the week! Every week there’s highlight-reel finishes all across the MMA world, and we’ve found some of the absolute best ones to showcase.
Last week was a busy one, as the UFC debuted their series of Road to the UFC cards in the lead-up to UFC 275. Those four events had enough finishes to fill out a separate Top 10, but they ended up only being a warm-up for the weekend’s action. UFC 275 provided a number of impressive finishes and was arguably the best event of the year, but a pair of big knockouts from LFA and Cage Warriors also made the cut for this week’s list.
#10: Muin Gafurov Arrives In LFA
First up this week is the main event from LFA 134, where Muin Gafurov competed in his first bout since a split-decision loss on Contender Series 2021.
The 26-year-old proved he may well get another chance at the UFC after landing a right hand that turned Herbeth Sousa around as he landed on the mat.
#9: Chasen Blair’s Hometown Walk-Off
Cage Warriors 139 was held outdoors under the beautiful San Diego sunshine, and welterweight Chasen Blair made the most of the spotlight against Kona Oliveira.
The San Diego-born fighter sent his hometown crowd into a frenzy with a huge right hand off a clinch break that put Oliveira down and had Blair raising his arms in victory.
#8: Jeong Yeong Lee Grabs An Arm
The Road to the UFC cards provided a number of impressive finishes, including this submission from Jeong Yeong Lee in the featured bout of Road to the UFC 3.
Lee looked like he might put Contender Series veteran Bin Xie out with elbows while defending a takedown, but once he hit the ground the South Korean quickly locked up an armbar just over 30 seconds into the fight.
#7: Jack Della Madellana Goes To The Body
Jack Della Madellana looked in serious danger of being submitted by Ramazan Emeev before showcasing the striking that has made him one of the UFC’s hottest prospects.
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Watch out welterweights – Jack Della Maddalena has ARRIVED!
The Australian caught Emeev swinging wildly and started to pour on volume, eventually landing a body shot that brought the Russian to his knees for Madallana’s second first-round stoppage in as many UFC bouts.
#6: Zhang Mingyang Beats The Odds
The very first bout of Road to the UFC featured some of the most lopsided betting odds of the series, which set the stage for Zhang Mingyang to kick things off with an upset.
The Chinese light heavyweight applied pressure to heavily-favored George Tokkos early, eventually landing a right hand and some vicious follow up shots to get the victory with just over a minute left in the first round.
#5: Silvana Gómez Juárez Gets Her First UFC Win
Silvana Gómez Juárez lost her first two UFC bouts via armbar, and a loss to Na Liang at UFC 275 could very well have ended her run with the promotion.
The 37-year-old strawweight rose to the occasion, rocking Liang with a right hand before landing a follow-up combination that had her opponent slumping to the canvas.
#4: Hayishaer Maheshate’s Explosive Debut
Of all the notable performances at UFC 275, the debut of 22-year-old Hayishaer Maheshate against Steve Garcia may have been the most impressive.
Maheshate landed a perfectly-timed counter shot that floored Garcia and gave Maheshate a moment to admire his work before jumping onto the cage to celebrate his first UFC win.
#3: Jeka Saragih Makes His Case To The UFC
Road to the UFC showcased a number of fighters hoping to make a lasting impression, and arguably no one did that more successfully than Jeka Saragih.
Not satisfied with what looked to be an impending decision win, the Indonesian lightweight dropped Pawan Maan Singh with a spinning back fist in the third round to make sure everyone remembered his performance.
#2: Ji?í Procházka Claims The Title
Are there more violent and technically impressive finishes ranked lower on this list? Absolutely. Did any of those fights carry the same stakes and end as dramatically as this one? Absolutely not.
After possibly the greatest fight in the history of the UFC’s light heavyweight division, challenger Ji?í Procházka handed Glover Teixiera the first submission loss of his career and won the light heavyweight title with less than 30 seconds left in the final round.
#1: Weili Zhang Sends Joanna Into Retirement
Even with two title fight headlining the card, the rematch between former strawweight champions Weili Zhang and Joanna J?drzejczyk was arguably the most anticipated fight at UFC 275.
After a whirlwind first round where both women seemed determined to top the action from their original fight, Zhang ended their rivalry with a spinning back fist that left J?drzejczyk facedown on the canvas.
What do you think of this week’s list? Are there any finishes you think should have made the cut that didn’t? What about ones you think should have been ranked higher or lower?
Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka are two men on the opposite ends of the legacy building process at UFC 275 from Kallang, Singapore. Teixeira who walks into…
Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka are two men on the opposite ends of the legacy building process at UFC 275 from Kallang, Singapore. Teixeira who walks into…
The UFC heads to Singapore for UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka tonight. Emanating from the Singapore Indoor Stadium, UFC 275 is scheduled to be main evented by a light heavyweight showdown between current champion Glover Teixeira and the No. 2 ranked contender, Jiri Prochazka. Ahead of the event, the UFC has released the UFC 275 […]
The UFC heads to Singapore for UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka tonight.
Emanating from the Singapore Indoor Stadium, UFC 275 is scheduled to be main evented by a light heavyweight showdown between current champion Glover Teixeira and the No. 2 ranked contender, Jiri Prochazka. Ahead of the event, the UFC has released the UFC 275 cold open to get you, even more, hyped up for today’s event.
With just two wins inside the Octagon, Prochazka will step into the main event for the biggest fight of his career against fan-favorite UFC mainstay Glover Texeira. At 42 years old and 10 years in the UFC, Teixeira climbed to the top of the mountain when he defeated former champion Jan Blachowicz at UFC 267 in October. Now he looks to keep his title when he meets a formidable opponent with serious speed and knockout power.
In the evening’s co-main event, Valentina ‘Bullet’ Shevchenko goes for her seventh straight title defense against flyweight powerhouse Taila Santos. Currently sitting at No. 4 in the UFC’s flyweight rankings, Santos earned four straight wins in the Octagon against notable fighters Molly McCann, Gillian Robertson, Roxanne Modafferi, and Joanne Wood to earn an opportunity to unseat the UFC’s most dominant reigning champion.
Zhang and J?drzejczyk Run Back One of The Greatest Fights of All Time at UFC 275
Also on tap for UFC 275 is the highly anticipated rematch of the greatest women’s fight of all time. In March 2020, Weili Zhang and Joanna J?drzejczyk engaged in a five-round war at UFC 248. More than two years later, the two will run it back, the winner earning an opportunity to face the new strawweight queen, Carla Esparza.
Rounding out the evening’s main card is two big welterweight bouts. Promoted to the main card after Rogerio Bontorin was forced to withdraw from his bout against Manel Kape, Australian Jake Matthews takes on knockout artist Andre Fialho.
Opening up the main card will and making his sophomore appearance in the Octagon is Jack Della Maddalena who hopes to keep his momentum going against Dagestani fighter Ramazan Emeev.
Bouts scheduled for the preliminary portion of the card include:
You’ve got the old, you’ve got the new, you’ve got two current champions and two former ones, and you have a heaping does of international intrigue. It’s not…
You’ve got the old, you’ve got the new, you’ve got two current champions and two former ones, and you have a heaping does of international intrigue. It’s not…
UFC 275 goes down this Sunday in Singapore — that’s Saturday night for those of us in North America. It will be the first UFC pay-per-view on Asian soil, and…
UFC 275 goes down this Sunday in Singapore — that’s Saturday night for those of us in North America. It will be the first UFC pay-per-view on Asian soil, and…
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The UFC heads to Singapore for UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka tonight. Emanating from the Singapore Indoor Stadium, UFC 275 is scheduled to be main evented by a light heavyweight showdown between current champion Glover Teixeira and the No. 2 ranked contender, Jiri Prochazka. Ahead of the event, the UFC has released the UFC 275 […]