UFC 248 delivered a contender for fight of the year, as well as a colossal disappointment in the main event.
Women’s Strawweight Champion Zhang Weili defeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk by split decision in a phenomenal fight that saw each fighter dish out and endure an unhealthy amount of punishment. Weili and Jedrzejczyk were straight-up traded shots. When one landed, the other landed harder.
Weili passed her first test as champion, going 25 minutes with “The Queen of Strawweights” and getting tougher as the fight extended. Weili showed off some of the fastest strikes in MMA, and her fists completely mangled Jedrzejczyk‘s face during the fight.