On August 31, 2019, the UFC Fighting Night ended perfectly in Shenzhen, China. In addition to Zhang Weili's 42-second ko Andrade seizing the UFC gold belt and shocking the whole field, as the day's joint main division welterweight Li Jingliang tko Brazilian toughster Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos is also impressive!
"Ghostweight" opponents are terrifying
Known as the "ghost weight", the sub-middleweight celebrities are like clouds, bringing together the fighting stars of the world. Whether it is the "angry" Nate Diaz, the "tough guy" Robbie Lawler, the former one champion Ascolan, or the former UFC champions Anjos and Woodley are among the best players in this level, and being able to enter the top 15 of this level is a recognition and proof of the strength of the players.
It is worth mentioning that the "Sanda Tsar" Muslimu has not entered the ranking after several battles, and Li Jingliang's opponent Santos in this competition is ranked 14th, which is a reflection of his terrifying strength. Before the game, many industry veterans bluntly said that this was an important showdown to prove Li Jingliang's own strength. Judging from the fierce competition of the three rounds of the whole game, Li Jingliang did not disappoint everyone.
Santos is known for his close-range punches, with a ko rate of 67% and a finishing rate of 81% that is enough to stand out for the sub-middleweights. In addition to the terrifying explosive power, Santos's ground fighting level is also very good, and has achieved the black belt of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Li Jingliang is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt). In addition, Santos, who played hotly, was not terminated by the ko or tko way.
Li Jingliang beats fast and slow, and "wisdom" wins against his opponents
In the face of Santos's oppressive attack, Li Jingliang was not in a hurry, and responded flexibly with the usual footwork movement of Sanda players. Instead, he constantly hits his opponents with precision in the middle and close range of emergencies.
When the game was about to end with the remaining 20 seconds, Li Jingliang accurately hit Santos's chin with a hook punch and caused the opponent to stun, and then the combination of continuous hook punches and swing punches completely crushed the opponent and won the game in a tko way. In the end, he honored the pre-match "end the opponent with a hook punch", with this crucial victory, Li Jingliang not only won the fifth bonus - 50,000 US dollars reward, but also expected to enter the top 15 rankings of the "ghost weight". Through this game, everyone found that Li Jingliang's technical system has been qualitatively improved, and the problem of "lack of head defense" has also been improved.
The Sanda training experience is indispensable
Li Jingliang's achievements today are closely related to his hard training and the strong support of the boxing team, and are also inextricably linked to his early sanda training background.
Li Jingliang (left) and Sanda Wang Baoligao
Li Jingliang, who came from wrestling, began to receive sanda training after finishing third in the wrestling event at the 11th National Games. Li Jingliang's guide into the field of Sanda is the 2002 Chinese Sanda King and the 2003 World Sanda King Baoligao. Sanda is a combination of fist and leg wrestling, under the guidance of famous wrestlers Li Jingliang won the honor of sanda champion, and then officially entered the MMA field under the leadership of Zhang Tiequan, the first person in China's UFC.
The future can be expected
Although Li Jingliang has achieved historic results, it is undeniable that he will face greater professional challenges in the future, as mentioned earlier that the UFC sub-welterweight is known as the "ghostweight" famous player, no matter who to compete with, it will face greater difficulties than Santos. We look forward to Li Jingliang's subsequent performance in the UFC and the possibility of challenging the golden belt!
China's modern sanda movement has been developing since 1979 and has gone through 40 years. Starting from the 2000 Chinese Wushu Sanda King Championship, Sanda commercial events have also gone through nearly 20 years, and various exchange competitions such as China-Thailand, China-Russia, China-South Korea, China-Japan, China-U.S., China-France, etc., have provided important learning and reference opportunities for the rich development of Chinese martial arts sanda techniques and tactics. Li Jingliang, who came from martial arts sanda, is expected to enter the top 15 of the "ghostweight" through this battle, which will undoubtedly provide strong confidence for the follow-up Chinese martial arts sanda athletes to compete in the international arena, and also let the remarks of "Sanda's weak competitiveness on the international fighting stage" self-defeat.
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