NEW YORK — Zhang Weili's athleticism was on display from the early moments of her strawweight title fight with Carla Esparza on Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden.
China's Zhang Weili, left, grapples with Carla Esparza during the second round of a women's strawweight title bout at the UFC 281 mixed martial arts event, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in New York. Zhang stopped Esparza with a rear neck choke in the second round.
NEW YORK — Zhang Weili's athleticism was on display from the early moments of her strawweight title fight with Carla Esparza on Saturday in the co-main event ofZhang was too quick, too strong and, ultimately, too good for Esparza, who tried to use her wrestling skills but to no avail. Zhang lost her title to Rose Namajunas at UFC 261 when she was knocked out by a head kick. She then dropped a split decision to Namajunas in the Garden last year.
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