Zhang Weili had her probability to take out Sean Strickland.
Returning to Sydney, Australia this Saturday evening, Strickland and Zhang will headline a extremely anticipated UFC 312 card contained in the Qudos Financial institution Area. In the principle occasion of the night, Strickland will look to reclaim the middleweight title when he challenges reigning and defending champion, Dricus Du Plessis.
Earlier than that, Zhang will try and efficiently defend her UFC strawweight strap when she faces the undefeated standout Tatiana Suarez within the co-main occasion.
Forward of their respective bouts in The Land Down Beneath, Strickland and Zhang caught up with each other on the fighter lodge and engaged in a pleasant staredown. At one level, ‘Tarzan’ even supplied to offer ‘Magnum’ a free shot, however she finally declined.
Try the clip from the most recent episode of UFC 312 Embedded beneath:
Zhang Weili might etch her title within the historical past books at uFC 312
Whereas Strickland is trying to turn into simply the second fighter in middleweight historical past to carry the 185-pound crown twice, Zhang Weili is on the verge of creating her personal historical past.
With a win over Suarez, ‘Magnum’ will formally tie Joanna Jędrzejczyk for essentially the most title combat wins in UFC strawweight historical past. She’d additionally take Suarez’s ‘O’ which might be a pleasant feather within the cap of the Chinese language famous person.
Suarez goes into her first UFC title alternative with an ideal 10-0 file, seven of these victories coming below the UFC banner. In her final two outings, the Covina, California native bagged back-to-back second-round submission victories over Montana De La Rosa and Jessica Andrade, launching her to the highest spot within the strawweight rankings.
