Strawweight champion Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk went to war for five rounds on Saturday night in a fight for the ages in the UFC 248 co-main event.
The back-and-forth battle ended with Zhang winning a razor-close split decision but both fighters showed the after effects of nearly 400 strikes landed between them during the 25-minute contest. In particular, Jedrzejczyk left the Octagon with a sizable hematoma swelling on her forehead while Zhang suffered several cuts as well as her nose being mashed.
Neither fighter was available to appear at the post fight press conference because Zhang and Jedrzejczyk were immediately taken to a local Las Vegas hospital for precautionary reasons.