Weili Zhang Believes Joanna Jedrzejczyk Lost A Step Since UFC Title Reign Ended

Weili Zhang isn’t sold on Joanna Jedrzejczyk being back to form. Jedrzejczyk once ruled the strawweight roost. The Polish bruiser was undefeated with a record of 14-0 and successfully defended the UFC strawweight gold five times. Her reign was de…

Weili Zhang isn’t sold on Joanna Jedrzejczyk being back to form. Jedrzejczyk once ruled the strawweight roost. The Polish bruiser was undefeated with a record of 14-0 and successfully defended the UFC strawweight gold five times. Her reign was derailed back in Nov. 2017 when Rose Namajunas finished her in the first round via TKO. […]

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Weili Zhang Explains Why She Wants To Fight Valentina Shevchenko

After Weili Zhang beat Jessica Andrade at UFC Shenzhen to become the new strawweight champion, she called for a fight with flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko. Why she wants to fight Shevchenko is simple. She wants to prove she is the best in the …

After Weili Zhang beat Jessica Andrade at UFC Shenzhen to become the new strawweight champion, she called for a fight with flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko. Why she wants to fight Shevchenko is simple. She wants to prove she is the best in the world and to do that, she needs to fight the best. “I […]

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Weili Zhang Explains Why She Wants To Fight Valentina Shevchenko

Weili Zhang is the UFC’s new strawweight champion and is now eyeing a second belt. She wants to fight flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko next. Why she wants to fight against Shevchenko is simple. Weili Zhang wants to test herself against the best in the world. “I really want to fight Valentina because I think Valentina […]

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Weili Zhang is the UFC’s new strawweight champion and is now eyeing a second belt. She wants to fight flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko next.

Why she wants to fight against Shevchenko is simple. Weili Zhang wants to test herself against the best in the world.

“I really want to fight Valentina because I think Valentina is one of the best,” Weili Zhang said backstage at UFC 242 (h/t MMAJunkie). “If you want to be the best, you have to fight the best. I think it will be a very exciting fight for the fans and I believe one day we will meet, but before that I wish Valentina all the best of luck and health.”

If she defends her title at strawweight next though, there is one very important fight in the division. That is Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Michelle Waterson which headlines UFC Tampa. The fight could serve as the number one contender bout, especially if Tatiana Suarez is not healthy or needs another fight and Rose Namajunas doesn’t want to fight yet.

But, according to Weili Zhang, she says it depends on how they perform, on whether or not they get the next shot.

“Could be [for the next title shot] – doesn’t matter,” Zhang said. “It depends how they perform in their fight. Joanna is a very good striker. She has very fast hand speed. But right now, she’s not as good as she was when she was champion. This fight could go either way. Both fighters are great fighters, but I think Joanna takes this one. I’m good friends with Michelle Waterson. I hope she gets it done. If she has the right game plan, she can win.”

Regardless, Weili Zhang has options for his next fight whether or not that is at flyweight or defending her belt.

Who do you think would win between Valentina Shevchenko vs. Weili Zhang if they were to fight?

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Henry Cejudo Comes Face-To-Face With Weili Zhang

Henry Cejudo has been telling multiple fighters to bend the knee when they are calling him out. Yet, as of late, he has been calling out female fighters like Valentina Shevchenko, Germaine de Randamie, and Weili Zhang. At UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi, Cejudo m…

Henry Cejudo has been telling multiple fighters to bend the knee when they are calling him out. Yet, as of late, he has been calling out female fighters like Valentina Shevchenko, Germaine de Randamie, and Weili Zhang. At UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi, Cejudo met Valentina Shevchenko and they were joking around. Now, he has […]

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Henry Cejudo Comes Face-To-Face With Weili Zhang

Henry Cejudo has been telling multiple fighters to bend the knee when they are calling him out. Yet, as of late, he has been calling out female fighters like Valentina Shevchenko, Germaine de Randamie, and Weili Zhang. At UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi, Cejudo m…

Henry Cejudo has been telling multiple fighters to bend the knee when they are calling him out. Yet, as of late, he has been calling out female fighters like Valentina Shevchenko, Germaine de Randamie, and Weili Zhang. At UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi, Cejudo met Valentina Shevchenko and they were joking around. Now, he has […]

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Weili Zhang Has Warning For Henry Cejudo: ‘You Better Hide’

New women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang is playing along with Henry Cejudo following his callout. Following her TKO win over Jessica Andrade to become the new 115-pound queen last weekend, Cejudo added Zhang to the list of female fighters he was ready to take gold from. “Magnum” initially responded that “Triple C” would require a […]

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New women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang is playing along with Henry Cejudo following his callout.

Following her TKO win over Jessica Andrade to become the new 115-pound queen last weekend, Cejudo added Zhang to the list of female fighters he was ready to take gold from.

“Magnum” initially responded that “Triple C” would require a sex change first:

“Yes, he can fight with me.” Zhang said. “But first, he need to go to Thailand and become, well get a sex change. Then, I will welcome him or her to the female division.”

But now, she’s teasing a fight with the two-weight champion. She posted a set of pictures on Instagram showing her facing off with Cejudo and then celebrating while he was on the canvas.

You can see them below:

All this should be taken in jest as Cejudo is clearly not serious about facing any female fighter. The Olympian is in Abu Dhabi along with Valentina Shevchenko as guest fighters and the two playfully had a staredown before the latter put Cejudo in a choke hold.

One can expect even more callouts regardless as the list not only includes Zhang and Shevchenko, but also bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes and her next title challenger Germaine de Randamie.

What do you think of Cejudo’s recent callouts?

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