SHENZHEN, Aug. 31 -- Zhang Weili knocked out Brazilian Jessica Andrade after just 42 seconds of the first round to claim the UFC World Strawweight Championship, here in Shenzhen at the Shenzhen Universiade arena.
Zhang entered the fight as the underdog to the Brazilian, however, after a flurry of devastating knees, elbows and punches the Chinese fighter walked away with the TKO and as China's first-ever UFC World Champion.
Both fighters came out at the start swinging hard, and after 15 seconds Zhang was caught with a stiff left and looked shaky on her feet for a moment, yet she fought back almost immediately with a swift right.
Following the comeback right, Zhang got Andrade in the clinch and landed several clinical elbows side of the head, rocking Andrade. Zhang transitioned in the clinch to nail Andrade with four destructive knees to the face.
After the knees, Andrade crashed to the fall and was caught with a single, finishing blow to the temple before the referee stepped in to save Andrade from further damage, thus handing the TKO victory to Zhang.
Elsewhere in the co-main event the huge underdog and unranked Li Jingliang from Xinjiang, China managed to grab a last-minute knockout in the final round over the 13th ranked welterweight Elizeu Dos Santos to secure a shock victory.
The fighters, both aggressive strikers, had been expected to a slugfest, however, fans were treated to an engrossing fight with both athletes wary of each other's striking power.
Li, despite entering the bout with a two and a half-inch reach disadvantage fought intelligently on the outside judging Dos Santos's range perfectly.
The Chinese fighter caused his opponent issues throughout the contest with his speed at slipping the Brazilian's jabs and straights to close the distance and land convincing shots on Dos Santos.
During the second round, Dos Santos tried to nullify Li's speed by executing a number of well-placed, awkward kicks that caused Li some problems in the moments he entered Dos Santos's zone of control.
However, in the third, Li was able to avoid the kicks and keep the fight at range early in the round. Dos Santos, on the other hand, opened up at the end of the round looking for the knockout as he was down on the scorecards.
Yet, in the openness, the South American left himself open and Li was able to counter with a huge right to rock Dos Santos and get the finish.
In the post-fight press conference, President Dana White told Xinhua that Li "looked ready" for top-ranked fighters in the division.
According to Dana White, "China had a good night" with most of the Chinese fighters upsetting the odds to win their bouts with Song Kenan pulling off an upset win against the heavily fancied American Derrick Krantz, while Sumudaerji from Sichuan province beat Laos' Andre Soukhamthath. Earlier in the night, Alatengheili from Inner Mongolia defeated Danaa Batgeral from Mongolia in an exciting clash.
Elsewhere on the card, there were victories for Kai Kara-France, Mizuki Inoue and Anthony Hernandez.
心灵鸡汤:活过来,生活即如是
经典小诗:要是我可以做你的夏天
爱在日出时,Rendezvous at Sunrise
经典小诗欣赏:爱之物语 (一)
爱情要如何邂逅:你爱我什么?
经典小诗:我为少男少女歌唱
丁香花开Of Lilacs and Springtime
英语美文:永远不要放弃希望
诗之灵性The Dexterity of Poetry
经典小诗:下雨天The Rainy Day
智慧人生:你听见什么了? What Do You Hear?
心灵鸡汤:26年来的26条人生感悟
挫折必修课:面对失败你需要对自己说的10句话
心灵鸡汤:积极地看待生活
心灵鸡汤:生命的故事Story of Life
经典小诗:我二十一岁的时候
美文欣赏:我的心在高原上
生活是最好的老师:唤醒心灵的哲理
心灵鸡汤:爸爸,祝您父亲节快乐!
《与你同行》席慕容Walking With You
心头荷花开,别问下一站幸福在何时
英语故事:翅膀断了,心也要飞翔
走在奔三的路上:30岁女人该学会的7堂人生课
心灵鸡汤:爱情的时间船Love and Time
我祖母的情书回忆尽在其中
卓越不仅仅是行为,而是习惯
心灵鸡汤:9个技巧让你学会倾听
静心看世界Watch the World Go
经典小诗:晚安Good Night
散文欣赏:我为廷巴克图哭泣
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |