Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk put on an instant classic in the co-main even of UFC 248 on Saturday night in Las Vegas, and it couldn’t have made UFC president Dana White a happier man.
Zhang defended her throne via split decision after 25 minutes of hard-fought action in the eight-sided cage, increasing her winning streak to 21 with a win over the woman that once reigned as the best 115-pound fighter on the planet.
“I knew that that fight was gonna be ridiculous,” White said at the post-fight press conference at T-Mobile Arena.