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Ronda Rousey Reacts To Weili Zhang’s Stunning UFC Title Win

Weili Zhang is the new UFC strawweight champion after she knocked out Jessica Andrade in 42 seconds. She became the first male or female Chinese UFC champion and even won the belt in her home country in the main event of UFC Shenzhen. It is no doubt a huge moment for Zhang and all of […]

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Weili Zhang is the new UFC strawweight champion after she knocked out Jessica Andrade in 42 seconds. She became the first male or female Chinese UFC champion and even won the belt in her home country in the main event of UFC Shenzhen.

It is no doubt a huge moment for Zhang and all of Chinese MMA. But, another big step for women’s MMA as they continue to headline shows and be massive draws. The first real star in women’s MMA was Ronda Rousey who took the world by storm. She was headlining shows and selling out arenas, and drawing massive pay-per-view numbers.

Ahead of this fight, she commented saying she feels like a ‘proud mama‘ watching females headline the show. And, now after Weili Zhang’s big win, she took to Instagram to praise the new UFC champion.

“The future is bright – amazing performance??????Congrats champ! @zhangweilimma,” Rousey wrote.

Zhang then saw the post and commented saying it was Rousey who inspired her to win.

“Thank you. My idol is you encourage me. Inspired me. That’s what made me win today. I want to thank you?????,” she responded.

With the win, Weili Zhang goes to 20-1 as a pro and is now riding a 20-fight winning streak. Her next fight will most likely be against Tatiana Suarez, but according to Dana White, it will no doubt be on a numbered card and in the United States.

What did you make of Weili Zhang’s performance at UFC Shenzhen?

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Dana White ‘Blown Away’ By Weili Zhang’s Performance Against Jessica Andrade

UFC president Dana White was one of many to have been impressed by Weili Zhang’s title-winning performance. Zhang shocked the world when she knocked out Jessica Andrade in just under a minute in their UFC Shenzhen title headliner on Saturday. As a result, “Magnum” not only became the new women’s strawweight queen, but also the […]

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UFC president Dana White was one of many to have been impressed by Weili Zhang’s title-winning performance.

Zhang shocked the world when she knocked out Jessica Andrade in just under a minute in their UFC Shenzhen title headliner on Saturday. As a result, “Magnum” not only became the new women’s strawweight queen, but also the first-ever Chinese UFC champion.

And for White — who was blown away by the performance — the manner of Zhang’s victory proved all the doubters wrong:

“I was blown away. I’m still blown away by what I saw,” White said on the ESPN+ post-fight show (via Sherdog). “Jessica Andrade is such a powerful woman. There were a lot of questions about what what Weili Zhang had and how good is she really, and she showed us tonight.

“I mean, her punch stat was something like…she landed 29 of 38 shots and finished one of the toughest women in the world in seconds.”

Zhang Plans On Being Active

Zhang’s victory is ideal for the promotion as it coincides with them tapping into the Chinese market. But other than that, the new strawweight champion also plans on being active which is music to White’s ears:

“She literally just came into my dressing room in the back and said, ‘I’ll fight as much as you want me to. I’m ready to go.’ You know I love that attitude,” White explained. “She’s gonna make a massive impact here. She’s obviously a very good, very talented woman. Her personality, everything.

“I swear to God I already have people from WME calling me with deals for her. It’s really big.”

White revealed Zhang’s next title defense is likely to be in the United States. However, a return to China is not far either:

“It was obviously a very big night,” White added. “What I want to do now is I want to bring Weili to the United States. We have her fight in the States and then we come back to China again with her. We will be back here [China] soon. Weili probably will not be back here very soon, but soon enough.”

Were you as impressed with Zhang as White was?

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Dana White Reacts To Weili Zhang’s UFC Strawweight Title Win

UFC president Dana White believes the Weili Zhang hype train has taken off. Earlier today (Aug. 31), Zhang challenged for the UFC strawweight title. She attempted to snag the championship away from Jessica Andrade and she did so in emphatic fashion. It…

UFC president Dana White believes the Weili Zhang hype train has taken off. Earlier today (Aug. 31), Zhang challenged for the UFC strawweight title. She attempted to snag the championship away from Jessica Andrade and she did so in emphatic fashion. It only took Zhang 42 seconds to finish Andrade via TKO to the delight […]

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Twitter Reacts To Weili Zhang Bulldozing Through Jessica Andrade To Win UFC Strawweight Title

Earlier today (Sat. August 31, 2019) UFC women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade put her title on the line against Weili Zhang in front of her native Chinese crowd in China. All the action took place from the Shenzhen Universade Sports Centre Arena in Shenzhen, China. Weili Zhang absolutely shocked the mixed martial arts (MMA) world when […]

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Earlier today (Sat. August 31, 2019) UFC women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade put her title on the line against Weili Zhang in front of her native Chinese crowd in China.

All the action took place from the Shenzhen Universade Sports Centre Arena in Shenzhen, China. Weili Zhang absolutely shocked the mixed martial arts (MMA) world when she bulldozed through Jessica Andrade to win the UFC women’s strawweight title. Zhang stunned the champion early, pummeling her with knees in the clinch, and finishing her off on the ground.

Now, Zhang is the first-ever Chinese UFC champion in history – and it only took her 42 seconds to do it. Check out how the MMA community reacted to the shocking finish here:

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UFC Shenzhen Post-Fight Press Conference Video & Live Stream

Today’s (Sat., August 31, 2019) UFC Shenzhen event is in the books from the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China and now it’s time for the post-fight press conference. Jessica Andrade vs. Weili Zhang in a women’s strawweight title fight served as the headliner. In the co-headliner, Li Jingliang vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos […]

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Today’s (Sat., August 31, 2019) UFC Shenzhen event is in the books from the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China and now it’s time for the post-fight press conference.

Jessica Andrade vs. Weili Zhang in a women’s strawweight title fight served as the headliner. In the co-headliner, Li Jingliang vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in a welterweight bout took place. 

UFC Shenzhen Post-Fight Presser

A number of impressive fights and performances highlighted the UFC’s trip to China. 

Watch the fighters break down their bouts in the UFC Shenzhen post-fight press conference streaming live after the main event:

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Weili Zhang Bulldozes Jessica Andrade – UFC Shenzhen Highlights

Weili Zhang is the new UFC women’s strawweight champion of the world. Zhang main evented UFC Shenzhen against Jessica Andrade in what was the Brazilian’s first-ever title defense. However, Zhang rocked Andrade immediately, pummeling her with knees inside the clinch. After Andrade was dropped, Zhang pounced for the ground-and-pound, before the referee stepped in to […]

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Weili Zhang is the new UFC women’s strawweight champion of the world. Zhang main evented UFC Shenzhen against Jessica Andrade in what was the Brazilian’s first-ever title defense.

However, Zhang rocked Andrade immediately, pummeling her with knees inside the clinch. After Andrade was dropped, Zhang pounced for the ground-and-pound, before the referee stepped in to wave the action off. It only took Zhang 42 seconds to become the first Chinese champion in UFC history.

Check out the finish here:

LowKickMMA’s coverage of UFC Shenzhen has wrapped up. Click here for our live UFC Shenzhen results, which were updated throughout the night.

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