Ronda Rossi praised Zhang Weili: I pay attention to her, and you should pay equal attention to her

Ronda Rossi praised China's female player Zhang Weili

UFC's first women's Hall of Fame member Ronda Rousey recently posted some comments on his personal social media, expressing his pride in the fact that the women's MMA movement has grown to where it is today.

In the comments, the former UFC women's juvenile welterweight champion gave high praise to China's Zhang Weili, who will challenge the title of women's grassweight champion in the headline main tournament of UFC Fighting Night 157 in Shenzhen on August 31.

"Seeing the continued development of the women's MMA movement, I feel like a proud mother. Women from all over the world are showing people what fighting means to women. Zhang Weili is a very good example, she not only beat the players in the official ranking list, but also attracted the attention of the industry and became one of the best. I'm very interested in her, and so should you all, and I wish her the best of luck in the match on August 31st! ”

In this regard, Zhang Weili also responded on social media for the first time. She expressed her admiration for Rossi and called rosie a spiritual pillar in her career.

"You are my idol. I remember seeing you compete at UFC for the first time in 2013 and I thought you were cool, and I've been inspired by you ever since to want to be a player like you. As one of the many women's players at UFC, you gave me confidence and direction. When I feel lazy and don't want to go to training, I look at your game and it gives me a lot of motivation. ”

Zhang Weili will become the first player in Chinese history to lead the main event of the UFC tournament, and the first player to challenge the UFC championship. After losing her career debut, Zhang Weili won 19 consecutive games and signed to UFC last year. Next, she defeated Danielle Taylor, Jessica Aguilar and Tecia Torres in the octagon cage and unexpectedly won the title challenge.

Rival Jessica andrade became the new women's straw welt champion in May's UFC237 by beating Rose Namajunas in the second leg. This match against Zhang Weili will be the Brazilian's first title defense.