Zhang Weili continues to show she’s the perfect within the UFC’s strawweight division. Nonetheless, has she executed sufficient to be thought of the best of all time within the weight class?
This previous Saturday, Weili (26-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) accomplished her third consecutive title protection, outpointing and taking the undefeated standing away from Tatiana Suarez within the co-main occasion of UFC 312. This makes the Chinese language fighter one of the profitable to ever compete within the division, having crushed former champions Jessica Andrade, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Carla Esparza, and different notable names.
So how does Weili’s legacy fare in opposition to different strawweight greats akin to Jedrzejczyk and Rose Namajunas? Can she be thought of the strawweight GOAT?
MMA Junkie’s Brian “Goze” Garcia, Mike Bohn, Danny Segura and host “Beautiful” George focus on Weili’s win over Suarez and the place that places her in strawweight historical past.
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