Zhang Weili is champion once again and she earned the title back in unusual fashion Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
NEW YORK – Zhang Weili is champion once again and she earned the title back in unusual fashion Saturday at Madison Square Garden.The women’s strawweight title bout was the UFC 281 co-main event at Madison Square Garden in New York.
In reverse-homer fashion, the crowd at Madison Square Garden adored themselves to Weili and booed Esparza, who perhaps antagonistically chose “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” as her walkout song. The first round was closely contested with back-and-forth scrambles. Esparza had her moments, but Weili appeared to land the more significant strikes.
In Round 2, Esparza shot for a takedown. She got it – sort of. Weili landed on the bottom, but eventually snatched Esparza’s back in a scramble. Weili trapped Esparza’s left arm with both of her legs. There was brief hand-fighting before Weili eventually locked in the choke.
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