On November 13, in the co-main event of the UFC 281 Championship, Zhang Weili challenged Carla Esparza, and finally in the second round, Zhang Weili submitted to Carla naked, ending her opponent's six-game winning streak, fulfilling his pre-match promise and regaining the strawweight belt. At the same time, Zhang Weili also became the third fighter to regain the strawweight title after Ross and Carla, with a record of 23-3, congratulations.
Before the game: Weighing, both were 114.8 pounds. Zhang Weili lost the belt after losing to Ross last year, and won the right to challenge the belt after Zhang Weili knocked out Joanna in June this year. Carla Espazar, the first UFC women's strawweight belt winner, is an "in-one champion" who defeated Ross to regain the belt.
Zhang Weili currently has a 22-3 record, including 11 knockouts and 7 submissions. Carla Espazza is currently 25-6, with four knockouts and four submissions. Before the game, Zhang Weili said that she would regain the gold belt and bring the belt back to China.
Li Jingliang, wearing a suit and a national flag, came to the scene to cheer for Zhang Weili.
Competition Recap:
Zhang Weili entered, and the iconic music of Zhang Weili's appearance of "A Laugh in the Sea" has been played on the scene;
At the beginning of the first round, the two clashed fists and stood up, Zhang Weili swept low, Kara dodged, both sides had some tentative attacks, Kara suddenly hit with a straight punch, Zhang Weili was not a big problem, Carla's back hand was still accurate. Zhang Weili's fake movement was shaky, and suddenly a head-on blow hit. Kara still swims to keep a distance, Kara takes her legs, Zhang Weili turns over to take her back and has the opportunity to hang naked, but Kara breaks free, Zhang Weili continues to smash, the two sides enter the ground grappling, Zhang Weili pressed and smashed the fist.
In the second round, Zhang Weili forced Kara to the edge of the cage, and then the opponent swam to open the space. Kara dived and wanted to take her legs, the two sides entered the ground again, Zhang Weili naked and submitted to the opponent to win, congratulations.