Deep pickpocket Zhang Weili's opponent: The driver who used to be a motorcycle earns $15 a day and is eager to knockout Zhang Weili to change his fate
Zhang Weili will defend her UFC women's strawweight world belt this weekend against Amanda Lemos from Brazil. Zhang Weili's well-rounded, experienced and at the peak of her form, is widely favored by experts, the media and mixed martial arts stars. But because of this, she had to win this race that had no reason to lose, especially against a motorcycle driver who was a motorcycle driver a few years ago, earning $15 a day and nearly ending her career in a car accident.
We know that the reason why boxing Olympic champion Zou Shiming has some controversy is because he was KO by Japanese boxer Sho Kimura, and unscrupulous media portrayed Sho Kimura as a wine delivery worker, and netizens opened the group ridicule mode: China's gold medal boxing king can't beat the Japanese wine delivery worker... Now, Zhang Weili is facing embarrassment similar to Zou Shiming, and the opponent's strength is still very strong, but in case of losing, there is a media with a rhythm, saying that Leimos is the driver of Mo, making everyone mistakenly think that Leimos is very watery, Zhang Weili will bear huge public opinion pressure.
The 36-year-old veteran Lemos is definitely one of the UFC's most inspirational champions, having only landed in the UFC at the age of 30 and has been playing in small Brazilian competitions before. Lemus was a part-time motorcycle taxi driver at a small race, earning $15 to $20 a day when he had an accident that fractured his spine and underwent three surgeries. The doctor told her that it would be impossible to punch again, and her response was: "You are not God again!" I will continue. ”
MMA is not a mainstream sport, especially in women's sports, even if Lemos won a small competition in Brazil and had to ride motorcycles to support his family. The mom fighter recalled: "I fell off my motorcycle a few times, had some accidents, and it was quite complicated. I would ride from morning to evening, sometimes all night. It all depends on how much money I make, you know? When I get the money early, I stop to take a break, otherwise I wouldn't have stopped riding. ”
The UFC's official website was also moved by Lemos' inspirational experience, writing: "While the money from riding a motorcycle may be more consistent than fighting, the job is somehow more dangerous than cage fighting, especially given her inexperience. In Brazil's sauna-like climate, accidents occur from time to time, and some accidents are serious. It wasn't until she joined the UFC that Remos changed her financially stretched situation, but she was still in a difficult position and needed a world-shaking victory to change her fate, such as knockout Zhang Weili.
Lemos' first UFC bout was in 2017, and she lost; The second will come in 2019, when she is 32 years old and wins her first career UFC victory. She left the octagon for an inglorious reason, as she was banned for two years because she took banned drugs, tested positive for stanozolol and its metabolites. Of course, many UFC players, including Bones Jones, have been involved in doping, and will not be as severe as the punishment of athletics and swimming, and mainland UFC star Li Jingliang has also accidentally eaten clenbuterol to avoid punishment.
The most important decision of Lemos' career was to go from 135 pounds to 115 pounds, and the weight-reducing maniac has a "dimensionality reduction strike" feeling against his strawweight opponents. Zhang Weili is regarded as an exceptionally strong fighter in the strawweight division, and Remos is more muscular than Zhang Weili, and UFC star Andrade has the most say: "I've fought both of them and suffered a lot (laughs), and honestly, Lemos' fists are heavier than Zhang Weili." ”
Although Lemos is a Brazilian fighter, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is not outstanding, in fact, her striking fighting is more advantageous, and what is more interesting is that her striking skills are not comprehensive, but the swing punch is indeed very lethal, so she has the reputation of "one-punch man", as long as the opponent shows flaws, she can solve the fight with one punch. According to official UFC statistics, Remus has the shortest average fighting time of all fighters in the division and has the ability to finish fights quickly. This may be one of the reasons why this hot fighter overwhelmed Yan Xiaonan and became Zhang Weili's defending opponent.
Although Lemos is already a well-known fighter, she has never fought a world title fight, and she is far from a much-anticipated mixed martial arts star in Brazil. From Kimura Sho to Lemos, this kind of hungry fighter must be vigilant, out of the most primitive survival instinct, often bursting with amazing energy, and Lemos is famous for heavy punches, she certainly hopes to completely change her fate through the octagon, what better way to enhance her influence and business value than knockout Zhang Weili?