2022 proved to be everything and more for strawweight Zhang Weili, as she secured back-to-back victories over former champs Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Carla Esparza, claiming the division crown at UFC 281 to cap off an unforgettable year!
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IN THIS HOUSE WE PUT RESPECT ON THE NAME ZHANG WEILI
Certified badass, all respect to Zhang.
Number 1 China Strong 💪I love that chick
@@ronaldkalinowski1828 Tu l'aimes, c'est rigolo 😂,alors tu feras ta demande en mariage à ta chérie Zhang 😂,et tu l'affronteras au lit MMA 🤣🤣
@@fredericpichon1690 Speak English
True champion, humble, skilled and very nice person. Respect!
She Is the Champion we deserve 👌
Future Hall of Famer 100% .
Amazing how Weili keeps improving her game, this was a great year for her and her team. My favorite fighter by far, love to see her again as a champ 💪 well deserved!!
It's because how hard she trains. You should look it up. Never seen anyone train so hard!
Triple C would crush her.
@@lukemurray4950 100% dedication, like a machine that never rests. Worried about her burning out so it's good that she is taking a break now.
@@lukemurray4950 Tony has done 6+ hours a day for half his life haha, but Weili is an animal
une excellente année 😂, pour 2 petits combats pas convaincants😂,elle a des faiblesses 😂😂
Weili is an incredible fighter! Stoked to see what she does in 2023
...aand she starches Lemos.
Zhang Vs Lamos is the fight we all need!! 🔥🔥🔥
Zhang is a legit beast. So inspiring to see how she gets better everytime she steps in the cage. ❤😊
She hasn't gotten better.
@@michaelthomas8147 She has clearly got a lot better. What you talking about??
@temp828 I think she is the most well rounded skilled fighter. I mean after beating Carla in the grappling, she is probably the most skilled grappler in the division now.
@@lukemurray4950 Nope. She's the same.
@@lukemurray4950 '...most skilled grappler in the division now'
That slow walk! She really knew the fight would be relatively quick and needed to get the most out of her moment.
Strawweight is in great hands.
Évolution of this girl is incredible, best women of the year
I love fighters that just go for it "Just Bleed" Zhang brings the fire
Just look at Weili's older Kunlun fights, and you'll see she's the same technical brawler "Just Bleed" fighter that she's always been - just always training religiously and ever learning more to improve. Weili is no doubt a monk of martial arts and fitness.
This is what champ should fight man….never boring yet technical
Love Weili. Humble, completely focused on her craft, a monster in the ring, but a sweetheart outside of it. The belt is back where it belongs.
I swear Weili gets better and better every fight. She’s so explosive and technical I don’t see anyone beating her besides maybe Lemos? But even then Weili is too good everywhere.
Let's have Zhang vs lemos. We can't wait for that
@@zoehale9694 Rose beat her twice . I know her last fight was awful but Rose is just technically better .
@@barbarapaparella1833 I actually had Weili winning the rematch. I believe I scored each of the first three rounds for her, and the fourth as well. I know Rose had top position in that round, but it wasn't due to her takedown; Weili just made the mistake of trying to go for a sub rather than keep top position, so she got reversed in the last minute/minute and a half of the round.
@@conarykao9732 I would have 2 rewatch that fight.
@@barbarapaparella1833 that's not wrong. Tbh I think putting Rose or Andrade in the fight is reasonable. But I just had enough former champ vs champ for strawweight. Wanna see some new blood that's it.
She’ll be champ for a while I think.
Female fighter of the year for sure
She is Crazy 👊👊
Weili is such a stand up champ. Hope to see more of her!
Finally, Wushu Sanda practitioners are gaining prominence worldwide.
She also brings shuai jiao practitioners to prominence.
Joanna and Weili gave us the best Ufc womans fights
Zhang Weili is in my Top 3 favorite female mma fighters. I'd like to see her and The Thug have a 3rd match up in 2023, Just so she can get that off her back.
Beast
i dont see anyone taking the belt from Weili in that diviision
Agreed never seen a fight improve fight to fight in the way she has. Truly inspiring stuff. I believe her goals are to be a complete fighter and work on her weaknesses. So the gap for these Strawweights to find a path to victory on her is slowly closing.
IT'S ON IN 2023 PROUD OF MY WEILI
Weili is a straight assassin I want to see her against Valentina another assassin
I ❤ UFC
Good summary clip, but nothing can replace watching the entire fights!
She's so awesome
I look forward to her next fight :)
Weili vs lemos how do you think that fight would go?
@@colostrum590 someone getting KOED
@@pinek8564 that fight would be crazy if lemos can keep it on the feet she could win but I think weili wrestling and cardio might be too much for lemos... look how easy Michelle waterson took her down.
Wow Amazing Zhang!!!
Give her lemos please! Will be a great fight.
True champ
I'd love to see Valentina Shevchenko vs Zhang Weili happen in 2023
❤❤❤❤❤Love Weili so much! My role model!
The impact behind her hits are crazy
Zhang weili is the GOAT
Anyone know if that crucifix / choke done by anyone else before? It looks so hard to implement something like that.
That's what I-Called It, a *Crucifix-Choke*...Taught by 'Josh Hinger' BBJ-Champion Year-In & Out, & One of Her-Coaches for Joanna-2, & Carla!! Weili-Improved in 2nd Rose-Fight, thru Henry Cejudo's 'Fight-Ready Gym' in Arizona, w/ 'Inside & Outside Leg-Trips' tho Her Sauna-Bath Weight-Cut was a Problem, She said Her Arms were Dead in the 4th & 5th Rounds of Rose-2!! After that Team-Weili, ReGrouped to Specific-Trainers for Balance & Coordination, Strength & Conditioning, Wrestling & Grappling, Boxing, & JuiJitsu = Best-Team in the UFC🤩
my favourite
Easily my favorite fighter. Certified B E A S T
Hopefully Rose gets dialed in to make the trilogy competitive or Weili is gonna walk through her.
The trilogy will only happen when Rose finishes a very strong contender, after her very lackluster performance against a lackluster Carla. Rose and Carla just made the dubious distinction of being in the top 5 of all time garbage UFC championship bouts - men or women.
@@TheScotchaholic doubt it. She’ll get a title shot cause she’s already beat Weili .. has she already beat her twice? I’m gapping out, anyways it wasn’t just her shit last performance Carla was responsible for that as well but gawddamn that was a shitty fight haha! Plus Rose has the biggest name/draw and that’s all that counts with the girls these days 🤷🏽.
Fuck man… she is a total beast. What a fighter…
Empress🇨🇳
The best
I’m a male 6,0 and fight at 170. I would be so scared to jump in the cage with her!! She is a beast!!
Zhang vs Valentina is a matchup for 2023..Please UFC, just make it happen!
Nah we still have some badass women who deserve a title shot
@@zoehale9694 Yes, but they are both at their prime. It will no longer be the same if one of them lose a match or 2 in the future. I think Valentina has the edge due to size and experience.
I wanna see straweight get some stability for a bit first after all this musical chair belt changing but that would be a hype AF fight. The technical ability in that octagon would be through the roof.
@@Tabula_Rasa1 you've got a point. But I still think the champ has the duty to defend her title first. If Weili challenges Shevchenko, all the strawweight ladies who want a title shot have to wait. And that's the most competitive female division in the ufc. How many of them deserve a title shot? A lot. Champ vs champ might be a good money/attention move but I personally think that is not fair to other strawweights. And yes if that happens, I think bullet gonna win.
Diaz : "Oh, you're a wrestler now?"
It actually looks like she was doing the opposite of what DC was saying, where Weili was the one who held back Carla's hand until she could secure the choke with her right hand. No disrespect to DC of course.
Yep, if you Pause where you can See the Hands, [Blue-Gloves for Weili, & Red for Carla] then Look @ Weili's Right-Arm Deep & Tight-Under Carla's-Chin & Making-Distress, Then she tried to Move Weili's-Right Arm, but Too-Late!!
Welli Zhang 💪🇨🇳
"Magnum" got it fasho
racist rose is rounding up her proud boys
Yea and they hella nervous… 😈
"communism is...le good!" You are mentally ill
❤❤❤❤
Weili vs lemos book it
Nope Lemos vs Rose
@@hiraether6209 Then who is weili going to defend her belt against? 🤔
@@colostrum590 No clue honestly but Lemos is 1-1 in her last two doesn't deserve it. Andrade deserves it more if anything
@@hiraether6209 Nope lemos won her last 2 fights
@@hiraether6209 she’s on a two fight win streak. She beat Waterson and then Rodriguez. Rose got both of her title shots off 1 win, why can’t Lemos get hers off 2?
Carla is such a B-tier fighter at best (amongst best in the world mind you). Rose just froze. Rose was a D-tier fighter mentally.
Weili v Lemos should be next
Weili vs lemos how do you think that fight would go?
*My favorite strawweight fighter!*
Me too
4:32
JJ is back in the usada pool but there's no way she fights Weili again.
Great Female Athlete!
DC you did your best to lift up Carla, but it didn't help...
Next Zhang vs rose 3???
Naw, it's going to be Amanda Lemos, most likely.
rose is ded
Weili is a better wrestler than esparza
Please no music during highlights. The action is entertaining enough.
im sure theyll listen to you.
💪👸🇨🇳
3:49 why did Carla give up the wrist so easily ? Looked like she accepted defeat
Looks like it. Weili is dangerous
Lol many people say Carla was holding Weili's wrist. But if you make the speed x0.25 you will see Weili was holding Carla's.
That shit was deep as fuck
I think she wanted to try to peel the choke arm off. Desperate move but something had to give.
Rose looks questionable for being afraid
we wonder how esparza came to be champion ?
Jk
They may as well have given her the belt instead of the chump she had to fight to get it!😂 well, I guess she will be camp until Rose comes along and decides to knock her out!!! HEAD KICK BAND!!!!
She got humbled and got salty as hell.
Lmao She came back like a fucking monster though Female fighter of the year Submission of the year Nominee Knockout of the year nominee In the Co-main of the event of the year. at the same time Rose put on the worst performance in history mean mugged Esparza after the 2nd round and acted like she won the fight….Salty as hell 😜
Wassup rose. How's your daddy pat?
She's the most humble fighter in the world, not your racist fake Rose. Stay eating Rose's poop
next time weili will fight with Amanda Nunes or Valentina Shevchenko
Nunes outweighs Weili by 30lbs. Smh
Not Nunes
Валентина порвёт этого китайца
別做夢了😴
she should fight for 125 belt
What has she done to deserve that title shot?
@@gp873 shes active and a very good fighter and Valentia prob needs a fight so why not
Weili is female Chandler
I wonder if Dana will slap her to take the title?
Im not surprised look at her training video really insane
Carrying a lot of muscle mass for a woman
Xi Jinping got hands.
UFC, what is it like to receive money from kadyrov?
Everyone's favorite tomboy.
Rose is getting the belt back in 2023
ufc doesn't have a trans division though
Lmfao 🤣 she ran from esparza
@@jackblack4654 check out his channel too for some lulz
@@jackblack4654 lmfao 🤣Rose knocked Weili out
lol
Covid 19
WEILI IS A MAN JUST SAYIN🥱
You must feel that about all the women fighters cos she’s actually not as big as others.
🤡
Megan with the commentary no one cares about..
Elon Musk is cringe
Evening Star is cringe.
This is just unfair 😢I hate to see women fights
Amanda Lemos will stop her
She tapped out to a standing arm triangle. Zhang is on par with Andrade for strength and isnt that far behind in grappling. Zhang washes her on the ground easily.
Didn't Andrade choke lemos out? Also didn't Zhang TKO Andrade? Lol
Depends if Weili will not respect Amanda's 1 KO power. But if she plays safe, nah
State sponsored juiced to the gills, UFC shit all over Rose and dont want that rematch because they need a Chinese champ. Zhang is still a helluva fighter though.
Why would they not want the rematch? Rose won both of their fights. Before her rematch with Esparza she was one of the more popular female fighters.
she didn´t deserve a title shot in the first place, skipped the line. Gifted champ.
I’ve read this so many times. Stoppppp. UFC wants a Chinese champ? They barely have any. Do u say that about Africa? Did u say that about Ireland for Conor? Bias…
@@bettybishop941the UFC has not been making moves to open up the market in Africa or Ireland. And the wifebeater has admitted to wanting more in china and how it helps to have a champ. What is your point if it is not based on facts?
@@carphucker2973 because Rose will be her and they of course do not want that. The Chinese market is key for them.
AWESOME
Мужик китайский 😟
How name the asian baby? Xing xong Ding Dong 😂😂😂😂
Yeah so what? Its nice