UFC on ESPN+ 15 brought a historic match-up to Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzen, Guangdong Province. But before that went down, in the co-main event, China’s own Li Jingliang took on his toughest match-up to date, the Brazilian human-highlight-reel Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos.
And, in front of a very friendly crowd, Li passed his test with flying colours. He was composed and patient throughout the fight with dos Santos, hurting the Brazilian with punches in each round before finally ending the fight with a beautiful counter-punch in the dying embers of round three.
In the first round of their fight, both men showed flashes of dangerous intent.