Li Jingliang beat Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos with a third-round TKO Saturday in the co-main event at UFC on ESPN+ 15 in Shenzhen, China.
Take a look inside the fight with Jingliang, who pulled off the event’s second biggest upset and handed Zaleski the first knockout loss of his career – with just nine seconds left.
Result: Li Jingliang def. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 4:51
Updated records: Jingliang (17-5 MMA, 9-3 UFC), Zaleski dos Santos (21-6 MMA, 7-2 UFC)
Key stat: Jingliang landed three knockdowns in the fight.
Jingliang on pulling off the upset for his home fans
“I felt so good winning this fight since this is in Shenzhen – this is China. It’s UFC’s third time here. Few people knew about the sport of MMA when I started practicing it. People didn’t know that there were Chinese fighters in MMA. But from now on, the world sees us. We are powerful!”
Jingliang on Weili Zhang’s title win, China’s rise in MMA
“Listen to the cheering (for Weili Zhang’s title win) – we just got our championship. It is historical. We are going to show the world China power, letting the world know that Chinese fighters are good at the sport.”
Jingliang on what he wants next
“You all witnessed my performance tonight, so I would expect to fight against a top-10 (opponent).”
