Gallery Weili Zhang def. Jessica Andrade at UFC on ESPN+ 15: Best photos view 31 images It’s easy to see now why Weili Zhang is a world-class talent and a UFC champion. But before Zhang (20-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) captured the strawweight title from Jessica Andrade (20-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC), UFC president Dana White said other UFC fighters knew she was someone to avoid if they wanted to move up. “Everybody in line, up to Weili Zhang, had fights or couldn’t fight or didn’t want to fight,” White said after Zhang’s stunning 42-second stoppage of Andrade in the UFC on ESPN+ 15 main event. “I said it at the (pre-fight) press conference: Nobody wanted to fight (Zhang).
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Dana White: Before Jessica Andrade, no one wanted to fight new UFC champ Weili Zhang – MMA Junkie