LAS VEGAS – Zhang Weili was simply as confused as everybody else throughout her strawweight title protection at UFC 300.
The champion defended her belt within the co-main occasion of Saturday’s pay-per-view by defeating Yan Xiaonan in a unanimous decision. Though the combat went the complete 25 minutes, some suppose it ended a lot ahead of that.
Weili (25-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) put Xiaonan (17-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in a rear-naked choke in direction of the top of Round1. When the bell rang, Xiaonan appeared out, as Weili pushed her off her and Xiaonan was limo and had a delayed response to get again to her toes. Many on-line, together with the UFC commentators, imagine Xiaonan was unconsious.
“I actually thought that she was out,” Weili mentioned on the UFC 300 post-fight press convention. “I didn’t know when the bell rang how the referee was going to deal with that, However she bounced again in a short time within the second spherical.”
This was Weili’s second title protection of her second title reign at 115. Though some already take into account her as a division nice, Weili looks like there’s loads of work to be accomplished.
“I undoubtedly need to construct my legacy,” Weili mentioned. “I nonetheless really feel I’m some strategy to develop into a legend. I nonetheless have so much to study.”
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