On the morning of November 7, Beijing time, the UFC268 main game was played in Madison Garden Square in New York, and the second battle between former grassweight world champion Zhang Weili and "Rose" Rose was staged on time. The two sides fought fiercely for five rounds, and finally Zhang Weili was defeated by Rose due to the disadvantage of points. After hearing the results, Zhang Weili applauded and generously congratulated Rose on winning the championship.
In the first round, Zhang Weili successfully hugged and fell, pressing Rose firmly to the ground and temporarily leading 10-9.
In the second round, Rose took the initiative to attack, and Zhang Weili dodged a beautiful straight punch, almost knocking Rose to the ground.
In the third round, Zhang Weili completed the hug again, and completely suppressed Rose in the last moment, but unfortunately the time came.
In both the fourth and fifth rounds, Rose had the upper hand. In the end, the referee ruled that Rose relied on points to win the championship. Zhang Weili was once again swept by Rose, and did not have the opportunity to take this grassweight gold belt.
In August 2019, Zhang Weili defeated and won the first UFC gold belt in Chinese history in the form of a tko in just 42 seconds to defeat and win the first UFC world championship in Chinese history.
On March 8, 2020, Zhang Weili ushered in her first defending title against 5-time UFC world champion Joanna. In the end, the two sides fought fiercely for 5 rounds, and Zhang Weili defended the title with a narrow victory by disagreement. This powerful dialogue was named the "Best Showdown of the Year" in 2020 by several fighting media.
In April this year, Zhang Weili's second defending battle welcomed rival Rose. As a result, shortly after the opening, he was hit in the face by a high sweep leg, directly fell to the ground, and finally suffered a 78-second ko and lost his golden belt.
For this battle of the golden belt, but also a war of revenge, Zhang Weili made full preparations. In September, she had already travelled to the United States and conducted targeted training with the help of UFC world champion Henri Sehudo. Under the guidance of Henry's team, Zhang Weili strengthened the study of distance control and psychological tactics, and her practical skills have been greatly improved. In the face of Rose's provocation at the press conference, Zhang Weili also made a positive counterattack, "I have 100% confidence, I want to defeat the opponent with strength on the field, and when the time comes, it will be version 2.0 Zhang Weili!" ”