In the UFC 248 Women's Grass Welterweight Defending Battle, they defeated opponents China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili successfully defended the gold belt

Photo courtesy of Zhang Weili / Xinhua News Agency

On the 8th, Beijing time, after five rounds of fierce fighting, Zhang Weili, China's first UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) champion, defeated Polish player Joanna with a point victory at the UFC 248 Women's Welterweight Championship in Las Vegas. Defending gold belt.

Before the game

Joanna chattered constantly

Zhang Weili only responded with a "shut up"

At the UFC Fighting Night Shenzhen Station in August last year, Zhang Weili defeated champion Jessica Andrade with a 42-second TKO and became China's first UFC champion. Yesterday's match was her first defence.

In the face of the rising Chinese female fighter, UFC legend Joanna has repeatedly publicly shouted, hoping to become Zhang Weili's first defending opponent. She even said that she could fight anytime and anywhere, and that she would go to China to fight. She would "strike Zhang Lili into a life of doubt".

During the Chinese Lunar New Year in 2020, Joanna added a gas mask to her face on a poster against Zhang Weili. Zhang Weili also responded for the first time: "If you feel that attacking me can make you stronger, then do it. But don't make fun of this!"

When the two men weighed and appeared before the game, the two sides were in a state of tension. Joanna kept talking about each other. "Everyone knows that I will beat you in the game. This is the first time you have encountered me Such a powerful opponent. "Zhang Weili only said" shut up "in simple English.

Battle

It ’s hard to break up after fighting for five rounds

Zhang Weili defeated Joanna with a point victory

Accompanied by the background music of "Laughter in the Sea", Zhang Weili wore a five-star red flag and appeared in a black competition suit. At this point, her opponent, challenger Joanna, was already waiting in the octagon.

Joanna is a legendary figure in the UFC women boxers. She is fast, has comprehensive standing skills, and excellent anti-ground skills. She will cover up her shortcomings, use her strengths, and formulate and implement good tactics. Although Polish, Joanna is the core of the "top team" in the United States and has more fans in the United States.

Judging from the height and wingspan data, Joanna has a slight advantage. During the game, Joanna also made full use of her physical advantages, using high-frequency and high-speed kicking Muay Thai techniques to swim around the cage, and in the first round, she blew Zhang Weili's eyes.

Zhang Weili was not afraid of strong enemies. She repeatedly used the space of the opponent's recruits to fight back closely. Her left hand punch repeatedly hit the opponent's head. In the second and third rounds, Zhang Weili repeatedly tried to hold her opponent and locked Joanna to death, but experienced Joanna escaped successfully. But at this time after taking a fist of Zhang Weili, Joanna's forehead has edema.

In the subsequent matches, Zhang Weili repeatedly punched each other in the boxing. Joanna ’s head-and-belly attack combination was very accurate. The two sides had a hard time fighting. After five rounds of play, neither side showed any signs of physical exhaustion and no KO opponent. In the end, the three referees determined that Zhang Weili won the first defending battle with points of 48:47, 47:48 and 48:47.

The live commentator said loudly to the audience after Zhang Weili stepped on the golden belt: "This is the most exciting women's competition I have ever explained!"

Win

Weeping with joy after wearing a gold belt

Calling it "not easy" this time

Zhang Weili, who wore a gold belt, was crying with excitement. She said in an interview on the stage: "Thank you all, this time it is not easy for me to come to the U.S. This is an outbreak of my ancestral country. I came here after passing through several countries . "

Later, Zhang Weili said, "In fact, I don't know if I can win this game and try my best to win the game. I am very happy." In response to Joanna's repeated garbage talk and ridicule of epidemic situation in China before the game, Zhang Weili said: "In the octagon cage, I don't like to talk about any garbage. On this platform, everyone is a warrior, and we have to set an example for our children. We are champions, not tyrants."

Joanna, who lost the game, expressed her pride in Zhang Weili in an interview after the game, and emphasized that she was not surprised to lose the game because both people worked very hard. Speaking of this contest, Joanna bluntly said Zhang Weili's fist "stunned herself." Joanna also said: "Zhang Weili did a great job, I was hit by her, and the swelling made me very uncomfortable. Congratulations to the champion, glad we had a fight."

Regarding the epidemic situation, Zhang Weili also added: "I hope my country can quickly get through the epidemic situation, but now the epidemic situation is no longer a matter for China. The epidemic situation is a matter for all human beings. I hope everyone will work together to overcome the epidemic situation."

According to the Beijing Youth Daily reporter, after Zhang Weili successfully won the defending war, she did not hold a post-match press conference, but was immediately taken to the hospital.

Text / Reporter Zhang Yingchuan Co-ordinator / Wang Haozhou