Zhang Weili retained her UFC women’s Strawweight Championship after defeating Joanna Jedrzejczyk in a close fight on Saturday at UFC 248.
It happened to be one of the best fights ever in UFC history. After fove rounds of intense fighting, it was still not clear as to who would win the fight. It was a close contest and either of them could have been the winner. When the judges displayed the scores, it was Zhang Weili that secured a close split decision win (47-48, 47-48, 48-47).
Pro fighters react to the intense fight between Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk
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After the fight, many former and current pro fighters took to twitter to appreciate the fight could be a candidate for the Fight of the Year.
This fight is WILD! #UFC248
— Niko Price (@Nikohybridprice) March 8, 2020
And give these women some MONEY too!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) March 8, 2020
This is the craziest fight I’ve ever seen #UFC248
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) March 8, 2020
Great fucking fight! Best womens mma fight ever.
— michael (@bisping) March 8, 2020
Wow that was awesome! I got JJ 3-2 but im not all that confident
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) March 8, 2020
What a WAR between @joannamma and the chinese machine @zhangweilimma ?! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Congrats to both of them 👏👏👏#UFC248— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) March 8, 2020
Respect to both ladies.
— michael (@bisping) March 8, 2020
THAT was a FIGHT FIGHT!!!
Both women fought like monsters and champions. Congrats to both!#UFC248— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) March 8, 2020
AMAZING!!! #UFC248 pic.twitter.com/VqIsMY1kz0
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) March 8, 2020
Dude, I don’t even know. How you guys scoring that?? #UFC248
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) March 8, 2020
Fans claim Zhang Weili vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk to be the greatest fight in UFC history
Combat sports fans were thrilled after experiencing the kind of fight. Many believed that the fight is one of the greatest fights ever.
Holy smoke!! What a fight!!
What a way to usher in the #InternationalWomenDay2020Arguably the the greatest women title fight in UFC history.
Weili Zhang retained her belt but Joanna Jedrzejczyk @joannamma did put up a good fight. #UFC248 pic.twitter.com/krORVUWYsw
— 🇳🇬 NEFERTITI – (The beautiful one has come)🇺🇸 (@firstladyship) March 8, 2020
This fight will go into the UFC Hall of Fame fight wing. Joanna Jędrzejczyk and Weili Zhang just had one of the best fights in UFC history
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) March 8, 2020
Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Weili Zhang gave, by far, the best co-main fight I have witnessed in my short UFC following #UFC248 pic.twitter.com/PnzjhjSr5X
— Ryan Stryker (@Ryan__Stryker) March 8, 2020
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No hyperbole
This was the greatest fight in the HISTORY OF WOMEN’S MMA
Remember the names Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Warriors and Savages
What a fight. WHAT A WAR #UFC248
— Benji-Sales (@BenjiSales) March 8, 2020
#UFC246 Weili Zhang is a bloody warrior. She blew her head over and over and over again. Did you see the number of head blows by Weili pic.twitter.com/avUMAMjNHv
— Onudi (@OnudiJr) March 8, 2020
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