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Zhang Weili cemented himself as one of the greatest champions in the history of the UFC, so it is completely normal for another legend to be the next one.
The queen of straw weights delivered a categorical defending defense in the Co-Princhipal event of the UFC 312 while she exceeded, exceeded and exceeded Tatiana Suarez on the way to a victory in unanimous. This is the third consecutive defense of Zhang’s successful title during his second round with the belt and his fourth defense in the general classification. She is also the first woman to defeat Suarez, who was 10-0 before Saturday.
In combat accounting, Zhang then mentioned the possibility of fighting the Valentina Shevchenko fly weight champion and she was questioned in the match at the press conference after the evening fights.
“Let’s talk to Dana later, but I think everything is a matter of timing,” Zhang said about the fight against Shevchenko. “So, if there is a good time for the two of us so that this fight happens, it happens.”
Zhang was also directly asked if she felt that she was the n ° 1 book for book in the world or if Shevchenko always deserved this honor. Shevchenko recently recovered the fly weight belt with an imbalance victory against Alexa Grasso in their UFC 306 trilogy fight.
Unfortunately for anyone hoping for a spicy answer, Zhang has kept a level head.
“To be honest, I don’t really care who is the book for books n ° 1 or n ° 2.”, said Zhang. “It doesn’t really matter. What matters to me is how can I make myself better.
Zhang has roughly cleaned the division of 115 pounds, after defeating everyone that she shared the octagon with not named Rose Namajunas (and Namajunas is not a factor for the moment because she is currently participating in 125 pounds .
In truth, it does not seem that Zhang cares about who she then fights.
“I think the biggest opponent for me is myself, so (even) if I stay in straw weight, if I fight different adversary styles, I can always learn a lot,” said Zhang. “Finally, to improve, this is my ultimate goal.
“I see all my opponents like my teachers. I will learn from them and get better and better.
The CEO of the UFC, Dana White, was also questioned about Zhang’s potential fight against Shevchenko. Regarding who is Pound-For-Pound N ° 1, White said: “Maybe we will just have to discover it”, and later declared that the match is “a possibility” when asked If this is what the UFC plans to do next.
Look at the White’s post-event media melee below.
