The upcoming battle for the UFC women’s strawweight title between Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 is already one of the stand-out matchups of early 2020. And, if the Chinese UFC champion’s latest video is anything to go by, we could be set for an explosive encounter.
Weili (20-1, 4-0 UFC) posted a video to her Instagram page showing her hammering her coach with a barrage of vicious body shots. Eventually, “Magnum” landed one power punch too many as her coach, half-laughing, doubled over in pain.
The video was certainly enough to impress UFC president Dana White, who shared the clip to his 5.1 million followers on Twitter with the simple caption: “GOD DAAAAMN @MmaWeili”
Weili’s brutal body punching could shed a little light on how she plans to approach her upcoming clash with former champion Jedrzejczyk (16-3, 10-3 UFC). The Pole’s best work inside the octagon has come in the stand-up realm, with her breathless strike output and five-round gas tank taking her to five consecutive title defenses during her reign as the UFC’s 115-pound queen.
But now Weili sits at the top of the strawweight tree and, if this footage is anything to go by, she may be preparing to go toe to toe with Jedrzejczyk in Las Vegas.
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