Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk put on an all-time classic affair at UFC 248, winning the “Fight of the Night” and putting themselves in frontrunner position for “Fight of the Year.” Weili (21-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) defeated Jedrzejczyk (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) by spilt decision to defend the strawweight title in the co-headlining bout, which took place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The pair went toe-to-toe for 25 minutes, keeping a ridiculous pace that netted third place on the list for most total significant strikes landed in a UFC championship bout. Both women were battered from the contest, but Jedrzejczyk left with the worst of it in the form of a massive hematoma on her forehead . That didn’t stop the Polish fighter, though, as she slugged it out until the end only to come up short by the closest of margins. You can see it all play out in beautiful super-slow motion thanks to the UFC’s “Fight Motion” cameras. Related How judges scored Zhang Weili's split decision win over Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 The before-and-after photo of Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 is insane Twitter reacts to Zhang Weili's epic title defense against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 Also featured in “UFC 248: Fight Motion” is Israel Adesanya’s middleweight title defense over Yoel Romero from the main event of the card, as well as highlights from a number of preliminary-card bouts.
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UFC 248 ‘Fight Motion’: Epic Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk fight slowed down – MMA Junkie