For the first time in UFC history, a Chinese derby title fight will be staged, but there will be a controversial scene in the eye confrontation. Zhang Weili wanted to show the national flag with Yan Xiaonan, but the latter didn't see it and ignored it and walked away.
At the end of the look-to-eye session, Zhang Weili was about to display the national flag and glanced at Yan Xiaonan. However, after Yan Xiaonan posed, he turned around and left directly, Zhang Weili looked embarrassed, so she could only force a smile and show the national flag by herself.
Why Zhang Weili wanted to show the national flag with Yan Xiaonan, in fact, one of her interviews before the game gave the answer. Zhang Weili said that she was very proud to face her compatriots in the championship this time. MMA is a late adjunct to China, and it's a breakthrough moment to have a championship fight with a compatriot so soon. "I also firmly believe that through the efforts of everyone, there will be more and more such derbies in the future, and China will definitely become a martial arts power." I hope to work with Yan Xiaonan to show the tenacious side of Chinese women in this competition. I have experienced a lot of difficulties, through my own efforts, step by step to win the championship, Xiaonan has not been easy along the way, she is a very hard-working, strong, very persistent person. Without resilience and perseverance, neither of us would have made it here. I wanted to say 'come on' to her, and together we will show the power of Chinese women in the arena and show a wonderful competition." ”
However, as a challenger, Yan Xiaonan's desire for the championship is beyond words, and in her opinion, there are no friends in the arena, only opponents. This desire to get the belt is vividly displayed in the eye link.
So, after displaying the national flag together and being ignored, Zhang Weili responded, "Xiaonan feels so fierce, I want to tell her to pull this national flag together, and then she just ignored me and left." ”
However, some netizens said that maybe there was no good communication. Of course, in any case, this adds some talk to the matchup between the two sides, and maybe makes the match more intense.