W. Zhang is the UFC champion. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
After ending the invincibility of Tatiana Suarez placeholder image last Saturday (8) and defend the strawweight title (up to 52,1 kg.) for the third time in the UFC 312, Weili Zhang has new ambitions on the radar. The Chinese team wants to make history and move up a division and face Valentina Shevchenko in a super fight with the flyweight belt at stake. It is important to remember that among women, only Amanda nunes reached the top of two categories.
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At the post-event press conference, the Chinese spoke about the subject and highlighted the importance of the moment experienced by each athlete for the negotiations to be successful.
“It’s all about timing. If there’s a good time for both of us to make this fight happen, it will happen,” Zhang said.
Weili Zhang overcame Tatiana Suarez placeholder image No. UFC 312. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/UFC News
This is not the first time she has spoken of a confrontation with Shevchenko. Even before facing Tatiana Suarez placeholder image, Chinese confessed having sought a confrontation with the fighter, which ended up not happening. At the time, Zhang said he did not have the strength behind the scenes to make the duel a reality.
In addition to the possibility of winning a second belt, the fight could also put an end to the debate over the top spot in the pound-for-pound rankings among women, currently held by the flyweight queen (up to 56,7 kg). Although she is aware of the value of the fight, the Chinese fighter made it clear that she does not specifically care about the position.
“To be honest, I don’t really care who the pound-for-pound fighter is. It doesn’t really matter. What I care about is how I can become better,” she concluded.
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