Legend has it that if UFC fights didn’t have a five-round limit, these two would still be slinging leather.
Zhang Weili had taken the strawweight division by storm, winning her first four UFC fights to bolster her pro record to 20-1 and completely obliterating Jessica Andrade in just 42 seconds to become UFC champion. Still, there was plenty of reason to be skeptical of her chances in her first title defense. Standing across from her at UFC 248 was the 115-pound GOAT, Joanna Jedrzejczyk. The Polish star had successfully defended that same belt five consecutive times and only lost to Rose Namajunas and Valentina Shevchenko (the latter at 125 pounds).