Zhang Weili of China and Kara Espa Erza of the United States are in the competition. On the same day, in the final fighting championship UFC28 1 held in New York, China's Zhang Weili defeated the current women's welterweight champion Kara Espa Erza and regained the gold belt.
The first competition * * * includes five main competitions and nine sub-competitions. Zhang Weili's challenge to Carla Esparza is a joint main event, which is the third time for Zhang Weili to challenge for the championship in his career and the first time for both sides to meet. After winning this game, Zhang Weili became the third player to regain the heavyweight title after Ross and Kara.
It has been three years since she won this supreme honor for the first time. From the peak to the bottom, and then to the peak. How inspiring the story about Zhang Weili and her golden belt is. August 20 19, Zhang Weili defeated andrade and became the first UFC champion in Asia.
In March 2020, Zhang Weili defeated Joanna as the defending champion. But then she lost to Ross twice in 202 1 and lost this gold belt. From then on, Zhang Weili learned to face winning or losing, and learned to grow up in Waterloo. She put a lot of energy into training and became strong in the trough.
In June this year, Zhang Weili, who rallied, defeated her old rival Joanna and got the qualification to challenge the gold belt again. This long-lost victory, like a long drought, is regarded by the outside world as a milestone in Zhang Weili's comeback. In the face of outside comments, Zhang Weili once said that regaining the gold belt is the real return.
This time, she fulfilled her promise, successfully defeated Kara Espa Erza, and stood on the top again with her gold belt. After a series of ups and downs, such as winning the gold belt, defending the champion, losing twice and regaining the right to challenge, Zhang Weili's mentality is now more calm and peaceful.
Since he first won the gold belt three years ago, Zhang Weili said that he never stopped learning and making progress. At present, Zhang Weili's record in the mixed martial arts arena is 23 wins and 3 losses, with an impressive record of 2 1 winning streak, in which 1 1 directly knocked down the opponent to win (KO) and surrendered 8 times.