‘Remember me!’ Zhang stuns Andrade at UFC Shenzhen to become first-ever Chinese champion
Zhang ‘Magnum’ Weili stunned women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade in the first round of their main event bout at UFC Shenzhen to become the promotion’s first-ever Chinese world champion.
Zhang rocked Brazilian Andrade early in the fight and finished the job with a barrage of knees and punches, forcing an end just 42 seconds into the bout.
It is Zhang’s 20th straight win and fourth since joining the UFC in 2018, while it ended Andrade’s reign as strawweight champ at the first time of asking.
After her TKO win Zhang, 30, told the crowd to “remember me” as a new Asian martial arts superstar was born.
WE HAVE A NEW CHAMPION! CHINA YOU HAVE YOUR FIRST UFC CHAMPION!#UFCShenzhen pic.twitter.com/lRAhcEFC0J
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‘Remember me!’ Zhang stuns Andrade at UFC Shenzhen to become first-ever Chinese champion
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