UFC Chronicles: Adversity Yields Flair

Zhang Weili, the UFC's first Chinese champion, grew up as an energetic child in a mining family. Hear how sweeping up leaves started the superstar on a path of philosophy, martial arts, and UFC gold.
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[@high5786]

So many wise quotes about MMA & life by Weili. She doesn't preach hatred like other fighters. She is already a legend

[@yardhostler3728]

Her mom prays for both fighters not to get hurt and just win the fight.

[@achtungbaby2009]

Chinese fighters from proper upbringings don't do trash talk or act like an aggressive idiots when meet on stage pre match.

[@elvinacheah]

mad respect for this comment

[@mmhmmmm655]

the purity of her martial arts journey has left me with tears in my eyes

[@deucey89]

what a beautiful human being

[@IronReef77]

Yes indeed

[@PerfectoKiss]

What makes her a bad ass is not only her physical abilities but her mental outlook. Be humble and never stop getting better.

[@natn41r]

So nice of her mom to pray for the opponent too.

[@ezzio8611]

This documentary out of this series is the best

[@psychopathichomosapien]

for a lot of people east asia is always the spiritual home of martial arts, i'm glad we still have weili as a champion in UFC to represent that

[@MustAfaalik]

Don't forget Manny & now Inoue.

[@mariex800]

@@MustAfaalik Monster is a beast, very humble human being, indeed.

[@exodusdiva2295]

Weili's journey has been incredible and to see her dedication from an early start and her family do everything they can to support her, just love it 😍

[@Trepanation21]

This production was *excellent.* Her story is captivating, and I love seeing Weili get such earnest, heartfelt coverage. She's awesome. Her family is strong and humble. This was really cool and inspiring. Weili is an inspiration, and rolemodel for any of us.

[@dudesmile2042]

This video touched my heart. When I saw Weili in the UFC, I knew she would be a problem for everyone... I'm from Poland and I love Joanna - the first fight was controversial/the second one left no doubt. And now look at her where she is now

[@1ewi5]

Joanna is Weili's idol, I'm glad they are on friendly terms now since there's no more rivalry. What I love about Weili is that she once said that the belt belongs to no one. Joanna has passed it down and one day Weili will pass on the belt.

[@dudesmile2042]

@@1ewi5 True.

[@MrDjillest303]

This made me tear up. What a woman

[@D_SQ]

My absolute favorite fighter in the entire UFC.

[@JaemanEdwards]

😂😂😂OK mam

[@blowfold1]

Brilliant episode. Fantastic work on giving us a deeper insight.

[@TheVampB]

18:31 Li Jingliang was her corner😆I guess that's how far back they go

[@LPDunge19]

Ufc fighters are so unique athletes, their story and talent is incredible like straight out of movie

[@gsutherland3614]

i would literally buy this DVD. its SUCH a good production and story

[@challenger516]

Who the F still buy DVD 😂

[@heyitsalanhere]

"We trained for two and a half hours until 7am, then it was time for breakfast". Wow... serious dedication there ✊

[@mega00760]

martial arts didnt make Weili who she is, she was born a badass

[@OzzieAznRefugeez]

Rose is always gonna have a astrix on Weili. But Weili's wrestling didnt maximise until after the 2nd Rose fight. Weili 2.0 is unstoppable...

[@carlosmelendez9342]

I hope she knows she has a lot of people in America that respect and love for fighting style I'm a fan all the way from Phoenix❤

[@raymondperales1085]

That was an amazing piece good job UFC!!!❤❤❤❤

[@teegees]

3:32 reminds me of the beginning of Enter the Dragon ... “it hits all by itself”

[@nfapeng187]

Love these lil skits yall been doing with fighters. Need more of these!

[@stefanocioni2587]

Great video well done team that put it together

[@UFCFightPass]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@lecruset]

The daughter of a coal miner and a part-time low-wage worker becomes the greatest female fighting champion of her country. Such a great story.

[@powsno4485]

Wow what a great documentary 👏 👍 👌

[@daljitgill2766]

A beautiful summary of the peoples champ.

[@andrewb2476]

Spectacular video, Weili is a hard working athlete and MMA fighter with great personality. Very well deserved champion of the UFC. For sure my fav female fighter in the UFC.

[@JaemanEdwards]

😂😂 She got her ass beat twice by Thug Rose. Some people are so easy to please.

[@jmh1987]

항상겸손한 모습으로 내공을 다지는모습이 너무멋쪄요 ~~

[@RogerSanGabriel]

Thanks for putting this together UFC I will be in China next year.

[@RAIKQU]

really well put together

[@davidkim2016]

inspirational; this was dope!

[@ArundoTrad]

The more I learn about Weili, the more I admire her. How she conducted herself against Joanna Jędrzejczyk makes her the greatest in my opinion. A true martial artist.

[@electricaltimelapsetest5713]

My favorite fighter❤. "I AM FROM CHINA, REMEMBER ME!"

[@-MONTEZUMA]

Great woman. We will remember you!

[@mmacleanfight7741]

What a beautiful human being, history, nature, talent, it’s impossible not to love her!❤

[@yellowvespagts300]

Excellent work!

[@nobleenchantpbkc8082]

I love Zhang Weili as a lady martial artist.She is a great warrioris

[@Hffkkjfdf]

Keep it coming

[@regularperson4106]

Weili is my idol!

[@brianchoo]

who needs anime when you have Weili

[@horrifyinggelatinousblob]

All my homies love Weili

[@tankerock]

Old repost but I had to watch it again.

[@trfgshdtg4577]

8:20 - based🔥

[@thierrycohn3048]

Excellent ce documentaire let's go Zhang from France !!!!

[@user-bj2zu2ex1y]

Joli commentaire!

[@trunocheah188]

Respect

[@hermionefinnigan7469]

Beautiful story. Thank you Zhang Weili for being born. You are an inspiration … a wonderful role model for so many young girls and women. Thank you. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@disgustika]

This was fucking great

[@onelmstreet8839]

One of the best ever.. the full package doesnt lack anything.

[@NA-pv2mg]

Very inspirational.

[@kevjz5891]

@0:52 She said, "i chose this path, so i'll finish it even if i have to crawl."

[@tedburycombo2178]

Her family are very humble, beautiful & philosophical people. There's much old China in her , unlike the modernist of today less humble ang much less philosophical . And still

[@PhantomPanda1992]

my fave!

[@user-uz7fz9vp5q]

she is super star in China i love her so much thx Weili

[@Man_Ray78]

So impressive and loveable killer!

[@mnkimlee1565]

장 웨이리 멋있다

[@TashiTrainer]

wow. beautiful. I didn't know she was a buddhist ! Amazing !

[@RayOKeefe-cm4zy]

I love her whole outlook on life,Win or lose,She has my Respect.

[@gurungarunraj3786]

Hey champ come stronger ever before and all the best for upcoming bout ❤👊🏻

[@miket2977]

Love and respect her. Such an inspiration. ❤

[@Surengrg366]

Awesome

[@AAYY2005]

What a good episode ! Thanks for sharing it with us! Weili is awesome!

[@joewas2225]

I love Zhang more now after watching this. Rooting for her in UFC300.

[@natemaVan]

It’s like the real life Million Dollar Baby

[@AN-xs7dw]

Awesome. She must have a fight coming up!

[@msherman2888]

Hey Warrior @ZangWeili, hope you are well, can't wait to see you in the ring again! Namiste🏅🥊🥋

[@runningreenie9074]

SHE IS MY FAVORITE FIGHTER IN THE UFC OVERALL! BEST REPRESENTATION OF A TRUE FIGHTER!

[@davidshuff8838]

She’s actually quite good looking. She seems like a very good person.

[@alexquintana1031]

She's such a badass...and she's gorgeous.

[@rafaelacastro459]

Impecable ….that’s Weili.

[@James-eo6bu]

Fucking great episode

[@cascisa22]

I love Weill, I’ve been watching UFC since UFC #1 and she is my favourite fighter. Good luck, good health and God bless.

[@brucepedersen4032]

Her first name is Wi Li Her surname is written first. Zang So her first name is Wi Li

[@markteeter-hw2lx]

every grain you eat is from their hard work!

[@LKeong-tf5lb]

She is most definitely a beautiful human. ❤

[@natuotemusu4709]

"My name is Zhang Weili,, i'm from China....remember me" 🔥🔥

[@JaemanEdwards]

I remember her getting beat twice by an American.

[@AbdullahMikalRodriguez]

Wow I didnt know she fought Meng Bo in her first professional MMA fight. Meng Bo is a veteran over at ONE FC shes still fighting at a high level.

[@Moonlight-dg9wq]

I just love Weili I love her and I don't see anyone in that division giving her any problems Tatiana Suarez is going to get a blood bath mark my words and she knows

[@hankthetank8039]

Just because you like Weili doesn't mean you have to bash Suarez and the rest of the division, just be a fan of sport for god's sake. I'm a fan of Weili too but shit like this is just coping, Weili got headkick KO'ed by Rose of all people, she is nowhere near invincible.

[@Moonlight-dg9wq]

@@hankthetank8039 Did you just bashed and undermined The great Thug Rose Namajunas 🤔 trust me when I say Tatiana is not on Weili's level I'm not bashing anyone I'm saying what I see 🤷‍♂️ she's too one dimensional for this modern Era what if she can't get a take down ?🤔

[@hankthetank8039]

​@@Moonlight-dg9wq And what if Usman can't take Masvidal down? What if Islam can't take Charles down? What if Brandon can't take Figuieredo down? There are cases of 'one-dimensional' wrestlers improving their striking over time. I can guarantee that Suarez will be working on her striking before a title fight just as much as her grappling. You went too far with the "and she knows" part, confidence and belief in oneself is the one thing almost every fighter collectively relies on in the UFC, you can't make accusations of fighters being insecure and unsure of themselves in that cage unless you're willing to back those words up in a fight. I bashed and undermined Rose Namajunas because her last two performances have not been good, Rose vs. Esparza 2 in particular was one of the worst female fights and worst general fights in UFC history. You choose to put on that kind of performance, you deserve to be criticized and undermined as a fighter.

[@Moonlight-dg9wq]

@@hankthetank8039 I can tell you really like Tatiana and I like her too as for Rose Namajunas let's not even go there Rose is one of the GWOATs let's get that straight bad day or not she's one of them period look at all other Greats next to Thug Rose Israeli Adesanya, Jone Jones, Anderson Silver, Amanda Nunes all of them have been through it everyone that's how it goes sometimes even Francis Ngannou had one of those please don't ever judge an athlete for those days. To be honest with you I'm sweating on my boots for this Tatiana vs Lemos fight OMG a lot can happen in that fight but it a winnable one for Tatiana but dangerous, Weili forget about that one

[@pandaman1677]

❤❤❤❤

[@DoAsInfiniity]

Finally someone who can fight!

[@JaemanEdwards]

Rose has got her number though

[@kipwonder2233]

👏👏👏

[@bfranco1519]

Absolutely love her…

[@MOTIVATIONEXTREME]

supeeeeer!!!

[@NikolaNikolic-og9xq]

❤

[@19Si92]

Im just gunna say it… weili is actually very pretty 😊she seems like such a wholesome person

[@JaemanEdwards]

She's too squat.

[@19Si92]

@@JaemanEdwards girls got body 😉

[@JaemanEdwards]

@@19Si92 Women mma fighters generally don't have sexy bodies. Usually zero cleavage. Lots of pretty faces though. I myself wouldn't put Weili in this category, but each to their own.

[@KINGSOP2000]

Love love Zhang Weili! The best female fighter rn no question

[@Canvas58027]

10:54 11:58 trained more 13;35 nice bod 13;48 slides

[@donaldumunawa4787]

MMA is a true diversity

[@tankerock]

18:30 - Is that The Leech?

[@evenhong3155]

YES

[@thisisutubnottwitterwhyhandles]

Keep in mind throughout all of this, this girl could probably beat a pretty good male lightweight and do it easily. I hope my dream Valentina Shevchenko matchup with her is still possible, but it won't be as hype as it would've been when Val was still mortal, plus with the division being as held up as it is.

[@civilwarwasaninsidejob7405]

She 100% could not beat any male lightweight in the UFC. Most are 170 by time they're back in the cage, and the power difference would be immense.

[@Jake-qo3mp]

A good male lightweight, holy fuck. An average male flyweight would heem Zhang.

[@liza6162]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@joeygproducedit7863]

this was an awesome story...sucks that the whole world cant love another regardless where your from

[@edwardsanchez3708]

She is sooooo beautiful

[@MrSky10101]

Breath in all that clean air!

[@thebaddy564]

shes so pretty yet so bad ass

[@jayb7002]

Chinese Princess

[@2lazy2try-]

Do one about Frankie Edgar please!!!!

[@Lightendog]

She had to lose to become great........and she's so much greater now

[@AN-xs7dw]

people learn from losses.

[@_matteo_]

Top 🔝 🇨🇳 💪🏻

[@ballistic350]

Weli gonna fight yan next or not?