D. White at a press conference. Photo: Related/YouTube UFC
After treating MMA fans, together with Joanna jędrzejczyk, with a real show in the co-main fight of the UFC 248, held last Saturday (7), in Las Vegas (USA), the straw champion (up to 52,1kg.), Weili Zhang will have prestige with the organization for a long time. The statement was made by the company's president, Dana White, who was full of praise for the athlete after last weekend's spectacle. In a press conference after the card, the 'big boss' spoke about the Chinese woman.
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“We always knew she was special and we started moving her the way you move someone you think is special. Tonight, she came up against the best in that division (Joanna), the woman who built that division, defended that belt five times, and Joanna Jedrzejczyk came in an incredible shape. The amount of experience she has about Weili Zhang It’s huge, and you saw how good she was tonight,” Dana said.
Visibly satisfied by having seen a great spectacle in the co-main fight, the president went further and made predictions for the reign of the Chinese woman, who was successful in her first title defense.
“We did it with Conor McGregor, with Ronda (Rousey). We did it with all the big guys and we're going to do it with her (Zhang). She will be a big star. Combat sports is crazy. You have to keep winning. If you win, you will be a star,” she concluded.
The triumph over the Pole, in addition to guaranteeing the maintenance of the strawweight title, increased to 20 the number of clashes in which the Chinese has continued without losing. Zhang was only beaten in her MMA debut in 2013. After that, she never lost again.
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