J. Jedrzejczyk (left) and W. Zhang (right) fought one of the best fights in MMA history. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @UFC
In addition to featuring title fights in the light heavyweight (up to 93 kg) and flyweight (up to 56,7 kg) divisions, the UFC 275, an event that takes place this Saturday (11), will also define the next challenger for the organization's strawweight belt (up to 52,1 kg).
Last Tuesday (7), in a statement to “The Underground”, Ultimate president Dana White guaranteed that the winner of the rematch between Joanna Jedrzejczyk e Weili Zhang will be the champion's next opponent Carla esparza for the division title.
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“Whoever wins will definitely face Esparza for the title. I'm sure Esparza will be watching Saturday's event carefully and will be ready to face whoever wins,” declared the president.
Dana White's statement is a huge blow to the Brazilian woman Marina Rodriguez, third place in the strawweight rankings and holder of four consecutive victories, who was considered the main candidate to fight for the belt.
"She (Marina Rodriguez) it's right there. That things happen. Timing is everything,” said Dana.
Weili Zhang e Joanna Jedrzejczyk They faced each other for the first time in March 2020, with the Chinese winning a split decision from the judges in a fight that went down as one of the best in the history of women's MMA. Even though he admits that it will be difficult for the rematch to reach the level of the first duel, Dana White is expecting a great fight.
“I don’t know how you can top the first fight. It’s a lot of pressure, but they are absolutely savage and it should be a great duel”, he concluded.
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