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Zhang Weili (Chinese: 张伟丽; pinyin: Zhāng Wěilì; born August 13, 1990) is a Chinese professional mixed martial artist.She currently competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current and two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion and the first Chinese fighter to win a UFC championship.
A decade ago, Zhang Weili was handing out flyers to rushing commuters in front of her local subway station. Now she’s considered one of the best women’s mixed-martial arts (MMA) fighters in ...
Zhang Weili had one of the greatest performances in UFC history, both on the ground and on the feet, as she dominated Amanda Lemos and retained her strawweight title in the co-main event of UFC ...
American fans may not know Weili Zhang well, ahead of her UFC title fight this weekend in her native China, but there's reason to believe she's a real challenge for champ Jessica Andrade.
A UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Zhang Weili and Amanda Lemos served as the co-headliner. [ 4 ] The lightweight and bantamweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler took place at the event.
A UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between the current champion Zhang Weili and former champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk took place as the co-main event. [5] A middleweight bout between former champion Robert Whittaker (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) and Jared Cannonier was expected to take place at this event. [6]
Amanda Lemos is confident that her punching power could be the difference, but Zhang has proven she can take it as well as she can give it.
In addition Zhang Weili at the same time was also trained at the gym for her fight against Joanna Jędrzejczyk at the same event. [4] [8] This fight would determine the next challenger against Carla Esparza for the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship. Both Procházka and Zhang would go on to win their fights at UFC 275. [5]