{"id":336398,"date":"2019-12-24T06:27:06","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T14:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=336398"},"modified":"2019-12-24T06:27:06","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T14:27:06","slug":"weili-zhang-says-she-will-fight-joanna-in-joannas-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/weili-zhang-says-she-will-fight-joanna-in-joannas-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Weili Zhang says she will ‘fight Joanna in Joanna\u2019s way’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Weili Zhang is gearing up to defend her UFC strawweight title against the former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 this March. While Zhang’s camp for Jedrzejczyk is just getting underway, she says this a fight she’s been preparing for for years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have known about Joanna for a very long time, even before I was in the UFC,\u201d Zhang told Mathew Scott of the South China Morning Post<\/a>. \u201cI have been preparing for her, and for this fight, for a long time. I know how she moves and how she fights. I always knew that one day we would meet inside the Octagon. I am preparing everything. I am ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jedrzejczyk is arguably the best striker in the strawweight division, and she backs that skillset up with solid grappling. Needless to say, Zhang has a tough test on her hands. Yet the champion feels ready, regardless where the fight unfolds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been training for speed and for power, working on my footwork,\u201d said Zhang, who is finally settled back in her home city of Beijing after a world tour with her new UFC belt. \u201cI am going to fight Joanna in Joanna\u2019s way. No matter if it is wrestling or striking I am ready. Just like my fight in Shenzhen I will be ready for different situations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Weili Zhang won the UFC strawweight title at UFC Shenzhen this past summer, when she walloped the former champion Jessica Andrade to a dominant first-round TKO. Just like that, she was the first Chinese champion in UFC history.<\/p>\n

Jedrzejczyk, on the other hand, is riding high after a dominant decision victory over respected veteran Michelle Waterson in the main event of the recent UFC Tampa card.<\/p>\n

Who do you think will come out on top when Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk collide at UFC 248?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 12\/23\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Weili Zhang is gearing up to defend her UFC strawweight title against the former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 this March. 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