Here's the fight video of Zhang Weili defending her UFC Strawweight Championship against Tatiana Suarez from last night's UFC show in Australia. Zhang is 35 years old from China. She travels with her team Black Tiger to various camps. For this fight they went to the Hickman Brothers in Thailand. Her UFC record is 9-2 and she has now been champ since 2022. Tatiana is 34 years old. She trains at Millennia MMA in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Her UFC record is 7-0. Tatiana's specialty is wrestling. She hasn't fought much in recent years due to injuries. But I knew she would get this title shot if she was healthy. I saw two problems for Tatiana. One was inactivity. She last fought in Aug. 2023. The other is she has never fought a five round fight. She's a proven finisher but what happens if she can't get a finish. So I don't know why Tatiana was the betting favorite. I thought the fight was a tossup. Tatiana did get a takedown in round one. But she didn't try to advance her position. So she won the round but I was surprised she didn't try to finish. I thought an early finish was Tatiana's best shot to win. Zhang swept the other four rounds. Tatiana couldn't take her down and then she pooped out and Zhang clobbered her to win the fight 49-46. Two judges scored it the same. The third scored the fifth round 10-8 so 49-45. The UFC is now talking about Zhang challenging Valentina Shevchenko for the Flyweight title. Apparently this was discussed last year. Enjoy the video!
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