Weili Zhang vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk added to Mar. 7 UFC show

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Martial Arts makes the World a better place & a smaller planet. I am excited to announce I will be assisting the @ufc Straw Weight Champion @zhangweilimma & her team for her Title Defense vs legendary Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk March 7 in Las Vegas. Thanks Coach @cai8005457 & the great people from China for the friendship. Weili will finish her training at @roufusport with her whole team to acclimate to the USA. Special thanks to our friend @tulsigabbard for helping Weili obtain her Visa to the USA. Thank you very much @suckerpunchent for creating this wonderful friendship & collaboration “The Shaolin & Rou-Tang Could be Dangerous” @wutangclan #martialarts is #life 🥋#weilizhang #zhangweili #tulsigabbard #usa #china #chinese #mma #chinesemma #sanda #kungfu #gungfu #wushu #ufc #ufc248 @roufusport #roufusportmma #roufusport #routangclan #positivevibes

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Today the UFC announced that Weili Zhang will defend her UFC Strawweight Championship against Joanna Jedrzejczyk on UFC 248 Mar. 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. This was reported a couple of weeks ago but the UFC just confirmed the venue today. So far Weili has rolled over all her opponents including winning the title from Jessica Andrade in less than a minute. The only variable I see here is fighting in the US. There's plenty of pressure. So to get acclimated, Weili has moved to Milwaukee to train at Roufusport. Duke Roufus posted the above picture on his Instagram. She's in good hands. I respect Joanna as a former champ. But as I have said before, she ain't who she used to be. The last time Joanna finished a fight was in 2015. She's a points fighter now. I didn't see anything in her win over Michelle Waterson to change my tune. Weili likes to finish fights and I don't know if Joanna can stop her. Maybe the Joanna of five years ago would have a chance. But not today's Joanna.