Zhang Weili Labels Joanna Jedrzejczyk ‘Angry & Emotional’ Ahead of Rumored Title Fight
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Newly-crowned Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight champion Zhang Weili is rumored to be making her first title defense against former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk sometime next year and the pair have already engaged in a war-of-words ahead of the potential fight.
The 30-year-old Weili was crowned 115-pound champion back in August
when she finished Jessica
Andrade in just 42 seconds to become the first Chinese champion
in UFC history.
Jedrzejczyk is no stranger to the trash talk game and said in a recent interview with South China Morning Post that she’d happily take a canoe to China to fight the champion.
“I think she sounds very angry all the time, and her emotions will get her in trouble,” Weili told MMA Junkie in a direct message. “She is willing to fight me now, but there was a time she didn’t want to fight me, as well. I am ready anytime for battle. Just call my manager Mr. Brian (Butler) and the boss Dana (White), and we can fight next week.”
“I am always looking to finish a fight as soon as I can so my opponent doesn’t have to endure long periods of damage,” Weili added. “I see the fight ending in one or two rounds. I think Joanna possesses great skill with her striking, along with good power, but I believe in my training and team to have me ready to beat her anywhere.”
“I think she is very angry and emotional, and I will calm her down,” Weili said.
Back in 2017, Jedrzejczyk was considered arguably the best female fighter on the roster, although the last two years have been rough for the former champ, as she has dropped three of her past five bouts including back-to-back title fight losses to Rose Namajunas.
The 32-year-old recently got back to her winning ways with a victory over Michelle Waterson in October.
Newly-crowned Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight champion Zhang Weili is rumored to be making her first title defense against former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk sometime next year and the pair have already engaged in a war-of-words ahead of the potential fight.
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Jedrzejczyk is no stranger to the trash talk game and said in a recent interview with South China Morning Post that she’d happily take a canoe to China to fight the champion.
Those words haven’t gone down well with “Magnum,” who took aim at
Jedrzejczyk and said the former Polish champion lets her emotions
get the better of her before claiming that she has ducked her in
the past (via MMAJunkie.com):
“I think she sounds very angry all the time, and her emotions will get her in trouble,” Weili told MMA Junkie in a direct message. “She is willing to fight me now, but there was a time she didn’t want to fight me, as well. I am ready anytime for battle. Just call my manager Mr. Brian (Butler) and the boss Dana (White), and we can fight next week.”
“I am always looking to finish a fight as soon as I can so my opponent doesn’t have to endure long periods of damage,” Weili added. “I see the fight ending in one or two rounds. I think Joanna possesses great skill with her striking, along with good power, but I believe in my training and team to have me ready to beat her anywhere.”
“I think she is very angry and emotional, and I will calm her down,” Weili said.
Back in 2017, Jedrzejczyk was considered arguably the best female fighter on the roster, although the last two years have been rough for the former champ, as she has dropped three of her past five bouts including back-to-back title fight losses to Rose Namajunas.
The 32-year-old recently got back to her winning ways with a victory over Michelle Waterson in October.
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