Zhang Weili wasn’t happy with her performance vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk | Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show

UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili joins Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show after her fight-of-the-year candidate vs. Joanna Jedrzejcayk. Weili explains why she didn’t deliver her best performance, but credits Joanna for her toughness. Weili also discusses getting a baseball from Tony Ferguson during fight week.
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[@lilrewb4646]

The fact that she’s not happy with her performance shows that she will grow as a fighter

[@MrSFblack]

Every fighter should have that mentality, critical even in victory.

[@Sdgli]

This is the different between good player and bad player. She and SunYang.

[@tommynguyen6176]

She will this is her first 5 round against someone like Joanna she’ll get used to it real soon

[@VoidraMusic]

Neither was GSP

[@haidicheng5142]

What she is saying there’s always room for improvement and always learning.

[@thenotrap1736]

I liked the way Zhang honored JJ. She's a great champion.

[@DanielDavies347]

The Notrap agreed, nice to see that👌

[@paulbentley2709]

Nice if the MMA fans in general gave Joanna some more respect after that war. I know I do.

[@thenotrap1736]

Paul Bentley JJ is a war queen.

[@obitriceforlife5771]

The Notrap she is

[@sirsmokealot705]

Sadly JJ can’t do the same

[@tuomasholo]

She looks great for going toe to toe for 5 rounds. She’s earned a break after the greatest women’s title fight. She is a warrior!

[@puntsize]

Tu Ho great isn’t the word id use. Her eyes are cut up, black and blue, and it looks like she blew a beehive .

[@Devildawg-ye8vl]

@@puntsize you must be talking about Joanna, she looks like she tried to fight a bee hive for sure, guessing you haven't seen Joanna face vs Zhang's.... Joanna has a guaranteed roll on the next Star Trek film bruh hahahaha

[@seanthemoneymagnet2158]

haha, how can you tell. Her eyes are swollen shut dude.

[@scottcameron5640]

I just watched over 17 minutes of a technically challenged interview and enjoyed every minute of it, and that’s because Zhang is the kind of champion that this world needs: humble, grateful, respectful... and deadly! Long may she reign!

[@RockyTerrintino]

Scott Cameron FACTS! I like JJ a lot too but since I’ve been watching Zhang I’ve been rooting for her cuz she’s a true martial artist and carries herself like a CHAMP should.

[@xart23x]

...and cute. UFC has a superstar on their hands.

[@laofang4977]

well said

[@SammySam7x]

and on steroids/trt

[@abhinavchauhan7864]

@@xart23x she is 30 and a lower weight class fighter. They age fast She will start to slow down by the next year. She only got 5-6 fights left before she should call it a day

[@FatRonaldo]

She only slept 6 hours in 2 days and then she lands nearly 400 sig. strikes in one of the best fights in MMA history. Now that's gangsta.

[@FatRonaldo]

I can't even go "make" cereal if I haven't slept at least 8 hours...

[@dejadejod3rYT]

Insane....

[@alisoayd4630]

She landed 165 significant strikes.

[@RockyTerrintino]

Calm Her On I’ve had Crohn’s disease for 13 years now and I wake up every hour and it sucks. I used to sleep like a bear when I was younger but honestly you do feel fatigued but it’s pretty remarkable how you can power through if you put your mind to it.

[@mickleigh674]

Are you all telling me that you cannot see they are all dudes? I know sleeping sheep are dumb but this is next level WOW wake up for god sake

[@EDGAR0426]

She’s really humble She will admit there’s problem with her, not only like others saying “there’s nothing surprise me, I’m just better”

[@michaelss1294]

EDGAR0426 , agree. She is a humble champion

[@hakuqtsukii]

🤣

[@steve833333]

shes real cool

[@VDR2612]

This fight was something out of dbz man.. Definitely a future hall of fame fight

[@AreYouMadTho]

JON 'el picocuy' FERGUSON Zhang had Joanna lookin like a saibamen in the face

[@VDR2612]

@@AreYouMadTho hahahahaha lmao

[@theshape3988]

That name Jon Picocuy Ferguson? Hilarious

[@Broken_Native96]

@@AreYouMadTho bruhhhhhh 😭😭💀

[@damianvargas3752]

@@theshape3988 🤣🤣

[@viktorcheng2061]

She got the feels of a non-stop action 5 rounder. She’s just going to improve.

[@monstermunch7083]

Viktor Cheng she needs to, because she lost that fight. Just have to say I love zang she’s excellent I just felt joanna did the better work and the damage she took shouldn’t really matter unless she got rocked or hurt at some point. And she wasn’t.

[@thegentlemensgame]

@@monstermunch7083 No way, Joanna should've been deducted points for illegally headbutting / hitting after the bell so really it should've been a UD for Zhang

[@baraka99]

@@thegentlemensgame Yes. No one is mentioning Joanna fought dirty the whole fight. She doesn't even deserve a rematch. Zhang Weili won clearly, no contest.

[@nycjt6267]

@@monstermunch7083 a draw maybe but joanna didn't win

[@seanmoyer6500]

@@baraka99 Joanna fought dirty? Get outta here casual.

[@Justbleed434]

She's a breathe of fresh air. I hope she stays champion for a long time!

[@systematik]

She wont, she lost this fight, a split decision means that it wasn't clear who won. She is going to lose the rematch, and she should be glad it happens that way, because she originally wanted to go up and fight Bullet, Bullet would smoosh this woman, easily, it wouldn't even be competitive.

[@insertnamehere2746]

@@systematik haha you salty

[@justbleed1172]

@@insertnamehere2746 ignore that clown

[@AnarchyJesus]

@@systematik lol u dumb

[@NathanRichHotpot]

This was actually a great interview. Great job; it shows your passion for proper representation of athletes. And congratulations to Zhangweili!

[@user-ym3kl4kr5o]

It's you!

[@humberboy23]

火锅大王

[@AlwaysRetr0]

If she learns English to a certain level she can be a serious star in the UFC in the West. Just seeing her interactions on embedded, even in a language I do not understand, she won me over! Very funny.

[@michaelhawk8297]

I agree! She said that part of the reason why she wants to learn English is to connect with us western fans.

[@narenmappat576]

i was already a fan of Zhang Welli, but first seeing her cheekily shutdown Joannas trash talk by simply saying "Shut Up" and then that fight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im in love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sirsmokealot705]

Shaddup

[@Bauer2sPro]

👍🏼

[@crihuang7078]

cool

[@Ironclad6661]

Both JJ and Zhang won the fight...both gained more fans, both will just get paid better and more in the next fights....win-win situation despite JJ losing.

[@rishirajsinghchauhan4078]

I doubt the higher pay part.

[@justsendmelocation5068]

There can only be one.🗡😱

[@Ironclad6661]

@@rishirajsinghchauhan4078 The fact that JJ and Zhang got $300k total compared to the $850k that Yoel and Izzy got is a crime. Should be reversed.

[@pochopayaso5949]

Indeed, o hate JJ for being loudmouth, but after the fight, she gained respect of me. And Zhang..... Number 1 fan here

[@Devildawg-ye8vl]

@@Ironclad6661 word on the street is, Zhang and Joanna punked Yoel and Isreal for their lunch money yesterday and called them lames afterwards. It was some school yard punkage, ya should've been there, it was epic😂😂😂😂

[@BingDwenDwen]

Nice gesture of encouragement of Arial to Tommy, class act! 17:42

[@jmartins2729]

Yeah respect to Tommy who's by far the best translator of all the non English speaking fighters.

[@anthonyzhang4918]

Absolutely amazing fight. Having traveled between China and USA, the jet lag is no joke, usually it takes me over 2 weeks to fully adjust. Her cardio was really amazing, considering all the time spend traveling and in quarantine. Also, gj to Tommy, it's really hard to translate those long sentences between two very dissimilar languages, especially when he's not a professional translator (he's a strength and conditioning/striking coach who speaks english).

[@pimaldaumenungefahr5682]

everyone with half a brain realises how different chinese & english are

[@gnome3928]

Yep and she didn’t just have to travel from China to us. Due to the virus situation, she had to go through multiple countries and quarantine including Thailand and then Abu Dhabi as well.

[@MrRazmut]

@Dan Man Who thinks Chinese and English are similar? I´ve never even heard of anyone who thinks that, the letters aren´t even the same, how could it not be super different?

[@vitorfogaco6559]

@@MrRazmut i think he's just talking about the idiots who criticize the translation without understanding that its more complex than what they think to translate

[@bryangan2224]

Exactly, Tommy isn't a professional translator, he just can speak English functionally due to his job as a coach. And Ariel isn't exactly speaking perfect English, he uses a lot of slang and casual/broken sentences.

[@bobbyshobe9341]

Amazing young woman , Weili , I will be a fan to the end, this fight will be remember forever, and you will be remember as a great champion warrior as well , with great respect from Hurdland, Missouri , 3/9/2020 , 3:55 pm ,#55 like ,477 views , 103 comments , rest well eat well, and speedy recover to your body , peace and love :-)

[@sx8700]

Bobby Shobe Well said brother. I agreed with u a 100%

[@crashgear08]

She's awesome cannot speak highly enough of her and her skills.. That fight was INCREDIBLE for sure..

[@user-kq9fj9dx1j]

We remember you. Your name is Zhang WeiLi from China and you are the Champion of the world

[@dittyboxing]

N Cloud it was one of the closest fights I’ve ever seen... wasn’t a “miracle” get over it

[@mrspiff6955]

N Cloud Stop trolling

[@luevang3765]

@N Cloud get over it fanboy lol

[@rafikingkong]

@N Cloud then let us hope for a rematch

[@ex0duzz]

N Cloud look at the last round and you'll see it was JJ who was fading and more tired .

[@PackBjammin]

I've done my share of hard sparring rounds and a couple fights. I'm impressed by her doing a long interview with a painful mouth, swollen hands, and what to me looked like a heavy shot headache. This after getting 6 hours of sleep before a night of 5x5's elite intensity rounds and hospital time. She's more than just tough in the cage and in the gym! Weili was very generous to give us this interview. Xie xie - thank you.

[@oliverselle2861]

Zhang Weili ⭐ Don't be too critical of yourself. JJ is a top fighter and many others would have quit. She wanted it bad and her face is proof.

[@hksy4024]

Yes I agreed I respect JJ for finishing the fight but Zhang won !!

[@Roberto-ne3zg]

She deformed her opponent's face and threw a million punches in one of the best fights ever Still she is not happy with the way she fought...this girl will become a legend with this mentality.

[@magnuskrom4392]

Joanna lost to the Chinese market. Zhang only won 2 rounds. Great fight though 😁

[@jeantalon9866]

Magnus Krom Everyone can see with their own eyes that how Joanna’s forehead looks like after the fight and how Joanna punched Weili when she was supposed to stop after the bell ring. So you are saying that Joanna was bribed by Chinese market.... emmm, interesting.

[@PTS156]

If u take a look at each of their faces after the fight, it’s pretty clear who the winner is. If Joanna won in that condition it would be a complete robbery for Zhang. Neither of them would go down, instead of looking for a loser, applaud these 2 savages for that amazing show they put on!

[@saxon3980]

@@magnuskrom4392 I think Joanna used her reach well, and showed tremendous heart. However, Zhang definitely landed the most significant blows, and that's always taken into account.

[@modelotimefoo]

Patrick Stanton. Thank god you’re not a judge. You don’t score a fight by face damage. Some people swell easier than others.

[@FBDerringer]

Zhang, you and your team can stay with us here in Wichita as long as you like. My mother in law is Chinese, from Ha’rbin. Great fight you are a true warrior.

[@jbvap]

I really like Zhang. I went into the fight pulling for Joanna and by the 4th I wanted Zhang to take it. The way she went from a practically unknown fighter to the champ so quickly is pretty crazy. And she’s handling it so well, they’re so isolated in China it’s amazing how well she’s doing with all the attention. She seems so nice and sweet too. Hopefully she becomes a huge star in China and can have a easy life after fighting.

[@marcomiranda9476]

I've never really been a fan of any particular fighter before - but I'm definitely going to follow this little lady. Very humble and cool.

[@rafikingkong]

she has already a champion and huge star in China before this fight！

[@GBLynden]

She seems like just a really cool person. It was great that JJ and her had a great conversation at the hospital too.

[@xinzhang3885]

6:39 Tommy 太搞笑了哈哈哈 here is what he said in Chinese to some other guys in the room “just don’t talk to me!! Leave me alone! I again forgot what Zhang just said!! How can I translate if you keep talking to me?”🤣🤣lmao

[@LilBingo]

lmfao thanks for this

[@xombi213]

Lol! Thx

[@pocoyo225]

lol Tommy was so annoyed, so funny

[@leoding4157]

Tommy sucks at translating, now he has to blame someone else

[@chinoloco6746]

@@leoding4157 吹牛逼吧 你行你上啊！我觉得基本上还不错！一直在中国生活 能有这个水平 很牛逼了。

[@Trpmanne]

I like her fighting style, she has the skills to improve. Her footwork is so impressive as it looks like she is floating...

[@payneicecold3000]

Yes but she was catching the MOST skilled Strawweight in the division. Nobody caught Joanna as much as Weili did. Weili was punishing her with counters with having a reach disadvantage. I think as the fight slowed down in later rounds she started to implement head movements. But rounds 1-3 she was trying to kill Joanna.

[@RockyTerrintino]

FERG makes it 29-0 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@vsingh8078]

I wish she went to the body I think this would helped

[@emg00]

@FERG makes it 29-0 cringe

[@thegaminggeneral584]

It's all in her hips she bounces back and forth swaying her hips

[@gcoffey223]

She got quarantined 28 days or so... still went 5 rounds

[@sainttrunks1982]

Her team Overtrained her that why she gassed out mid-fight and had a take a round off for a 2nd wind.

[@munchbeatz953]

@@sainttrunks1982 overtrained her hahaha!!! Her first 5 rounder chill tf out lol

[@sainttrunks1982]

@@munchbeatz953 If you watch the embedded episodes and then added that to how she looked in her fight on saturday you may understand that better.

[@munchbeatz953]

@@sainttrunks1982 so your assumptions comes from a edited embedded episode..ok buddy lol

[@sainttrunks1982]

@@munchbeatz953 see, that's why you would have needed to see it to understand. Its not what they showed it was what they "said" /told her to do. "Go do 10 rounds on tuesday the week of the fight." - that's insane

[@nickdiazarmymfers8582]

Zhang Weili looking at her mirror : " You won the fight but i was not impressed with your performance " .

[@northenpeace1111]

张伟力，我们为您感到骄傲。 您使中国变得更强大。 您的职业道德是惊人的。 非常喜欢 Zhang Weili, we are so proud of you. You make China stronger. Your work ethic is amazing. Much Love

[@systematik]

What about her steroid ethic? China seems to be proud of cheating, stealing technology, steroids, and split decisions, other than world ending Pandemics, what aren't Chinese proud of?

[@northenpeace1111]

@@systematik My company moved from America to China 25 years ago. A foreign company was required to have a Chinese partner. After China entered the WTO, a foreign company had the option to register as a wholly owned foreign company and that's what I chose to do. China does not put a gun to someone's head and force them to share their technology. If someone's interlectual property is stolen or copied, there are courts to resolve the issues. As far as steroids being used, in martial arts, we honour the sport and respect our opponent.

[@northenpeace1111]

@@systematik I was an American company that relocated my biotechnology company to 25 years ago. Before WTO. A foreign company was required to register with a Chinese partner. After WTO, there is an option, it is called WOFE, Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise and my company does not have a Chinese partner. No one put a gun to anyone’s head to force them to transfer their technology or Intellectual Property. If someone steals or copies ones IP, there are courts were the issue can be resolved. Ala Michel Jordan :China's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of basketball legend Michael Jordan in a long-running trademark dispute, ending an eight-year legal battle with a Chinese sportswear firm that illegally used his name. Now for the use of steroids, in mix martial arts, the opponents don’t need to cheat or use drugs, they train very hard and respect the discipline and their adversary.

[@dwayneh372]

Love Zhang Weili Great champ ♥️👍 From Canada 🇨🇦

[@ImATrillionaire]

Weili☺ I'm irish.. I loved the way u fight was so good.. everyone in Ireland so loves ur fighting style☺ please if you read this can you send me a autograph to Ireland please? ?

[@ImATrillionaire]

Ah weili no autograph😦😢😢😢

[@TheScotchaholic]

Don't the Irish love Joanna?

[@ImATrillionaire]

@@TheScotchaholic always👌

[@baraka99]

Zhang "Magnum" Weili is one of the UFC champs of all time. So inspiring to see fight and be a wonderful person. She gives her all inside the ring. Super fan.

[@jackl2257]

Walter White where did the name magnum came from

[@victorjodias4173]

She a humble, down to earth martial artist.

[@XilentKiller187]

@@ultrainstinct8392 ikr, she only seems humble coz she can't speak English.

[@mabelpham2829]

@@ultrainstinct8392 that is the most ironic thing i have ever read. You are literally generalizing Chinese people, which makes YOU a racist

[@victorjodias4173]

When did Weili ever being a racist to Mexican and Black? There always some racist in all race, so by some Latino being racist can I Said all Latino are racist. I said Weili humble because she mention Joanna was a warrior in this fight.

[@user-hl5ql5cu4h]

@@ultrainstinct8392 cuz racism and all others right wing ideologies are part of the capitalistic structure. Fascists are the long arm of the ruling mafia ;*

[@mrjohnsonfong]

Hi all. I speak Mandarin and I heard her interview. She is very humble. I am American Chinese. I love Mexicans, Black folks, White folks and Asians. I love people who are respectful. With that said, I am saying there are always bad apples in any group but most people are good. Take care.

[@Spacecowboy42]

People saying Joanna won are crazy. She looked like she might die in the hospital. Weili had the much harder shots. It takes like 5 of Joanna's little peppery shots to equal one of Zhang's bombs

[@blinksstayfresh2524]

It's these delusional fanboys man.

[@Kim-yy4zd]

I’m not a huge ufc fan , so I’m brutal I watched and thought both skillful but Joanna was more thorough but Zhang shots were so much more powerful. Wooow !! I think they both did great. I was very entertained!

[@Kim-yy4zd]

Sorry I meant Neutral

[@xart23x]

Exactly. Zhang won 4 rounds imo and third I gave JJ. JJ was wobbled many times.

[@ex0duzz]

TreeFiddy what points and control? Wei Li was the one moving forward most of the fight

[@Stan0619]

She learned English quick, WOW

[@pautomotive]

Greatest fight I've ever seen!! Great Champion! Joanna is one badass too.

[@mr.e3894]

Props to Joanna. I thought she was modeling too much for the cameras prior to the fight, and that it would be her handicap. Much props to both of these ladies.

[@gnome3928]

They’re both winners

[@Razear]

"I'm impressed that you didn't have your phone for a month." Lol, what a sign of the times that that's considered an accomplishment these days.

[@RobinC63]

I was thinking the same thing. But I lived a good part of my life before cell phones came around lol.

[@ystar13]

Have you done that lately??

[@pauljamessquibbs.3945]

I remember in the 80's I didn't have a TV in my house for 10 years and people would walk into my house and looked shocked that there was no TV.... The touch screen phone is the new must have item I think.

[@bedford4383]

Mate, a month without most things you use on a daily basis is difficult. It does get easier after a week though

[@Dj-Parralax-Aphelion]

Yeah, especially stopping crack for a month.

[@hipqban169]

Ariel: hey don’t be shy come into the camera Translator: 🤦🏻‍♂️sory sory...I’m so excited

[@estout324]

TBH, Chinese is one of the hardest languages to translate on the spot.

[@musicworkschannel2661]

Translator is also one of her coach~~ that's why he is so excited :) respect

[@meezy5671]

heartbroken for joanna but respect to the champ for going 5 rounds and not take time off like reyes

[@UmarKhan-qo6hd]

Come on there is no comparison, totally different weight class and opponents ..

[@meezy5671]

@@UmarKhan-qo6hd its about fighting and stamina. yeah totally not comparable.

[@TJ347]

Hats off to Weili Zhang. She's stepped up to fighting the best of the best, and just keeps on winning. Definitely one of the best doing it right now and a future all time great. Humble and hardworking besides, and not distracted by the bright lights and the media. I'm not saying she beats Valentina Shevchenko, but right now, there's no one more interesting for Valentina to fight.

[@harryhogg3048]

Incredible fight Zhang much love from the Philippines 🇵🇭😎🤙 the fight reminded me of Pacquiao vs Morales, a real war between two champions. Keep doing it for Asia 🇨🇳 homegirl and what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. You will only get better 👏👏

[@millv7948]

She definitely going to be something BIG in the UFC! ❤

[@autumnleaves9917]

mill v She is already big.

[@systematik]

No, she wont. There's only one way she becomes even a recognized star in the UFC, first is she needs to actually beat Joanna this time in the rematch, not lose and get a gifted decision because of the way Joanna's forehead looked, and move up in weight to fight Bullet. She is not beating Bullet, she has no chance, Bullet would smoosh Zhang, and there's no amount of steroids she could be on that would help, because they didn't help against the much smaller Joanna.

[@luciferlui3089]

from 200k to 360k followers after the fight, she deserves nothing but more love and fortune

[@63oscarhi]

Jackie Chan need to make a movie with her playing as his daughter. Great champion.

[@barbelljoe]

Haha he doesn't bother having any contact with his daughter in real life so he might need to sharpen his acting skills.

[@TheScotchaholic]

Most traditional Kung Fu stars like Jackie Chan, aren't fans of MMA since it promotes a disrespectful, bullying Douchebag trash talk mentality.

[@TheScotchaholic]

@Xavier Martinez Mark can play her punching and kicking dummy.

[@davidsanson6822]

One of the greatest fights period!

[@housebrigade]

Never been interested in women's MMA. But after this fight I've instantly become a big fan of hers and I will ñow watch all her fights, cheering her on

[@urielrivera496]

Weili, "Remember me." I have and I will Weili! Let's go champ! 👊🧧🇨🇳

[@bizzle8319]

Amazing fight!!! Joanna fought like a warrior💪🏾 But the fight was too close to de-throne the champ. Weili is the real deal💯💯

[@wewrertwererh3932]

She’s the new ronda rousey with better personality and is actually likeable

[@kleew5840]

and can box.

[@diplamatikjuan3595]

I think there's more differences than similarities, and there's no way she could ever be as huge a star as Ronda was...those were different times

[@systematik]

Yeah, difference is, Ronda can't box, and Ronda isn't on EVERY steroid.

[@insertnamehere2746]

@@diplamatikjuan3595 dude she's arguably already a bigger star by default just due to the fact she's in china

[@jnightmare0]

@@systematik stfu did you see ronda when she came bck? She was looking mighty juiceh😩. ZHANG IS GOAT THO, NO ZHANG SLANDER WILL BE TOLERATED

[@Imhim247]

My champion is Zhang Weili. Love her!

[@jeffpatterson6545]

I have done my fair share of hating on Ariel in the past. However, he really earned my respect with this interview by being such a gracious host and ambassador to the sport.

[@revellifevideo]

What a candid and humble great human being! Love ❤️

[@rosharma7443]

Love this girl

[@ricecakejohnson]

This is Weili s first 5 round fight, and she had to travel to 3 other countries for this fight, so to say I m impress with her is an under statement. Also, like Weili said, the 1st 2 rounds, I think Weili was just trying too hard to bang with her and throwing haymakers, so for her not to tire herself out, it was amazing!

[@Tbone1492]

She's One Tough Girl....Her Statement was Great after the fight and the audience reacted poorly. We heard much appreciation!👍❤

[@MikeKollin]

I think all the way around Zhang was drained... she had to travel to Thailand, a totally different atmosphere, temperature, then to Abu Dhabi to another different Atmosphere and training environment and then to Vegas, to escape the virus / travel restoration,... that had to be exhausting.,.. and that she only got 3 to 5 hours sleep before the fight.... She should find a camp in Vegas and just train there for her entire fight... especially if it's in the U.S.!!

[@Hathaykobanghayhat]

All I have to say is ...if I'm just sleep 💤 3 hrs a day for two 2 days on the roll, I'll be sleep in the ring definitely.. No doubt..

[@kenpachimuay5627]

Me sitting here waiting for Ortega to pop up and slap zhang translator but zhang didnt go to the restroom so Ortega was scared to approach....

[@marutsubba]

Hahaha hilarious dude

[@selmamyspace]

I"M A NEW FAN OF HER SHE'S SUCH A BADASS

[@outlawboxing1923]

Selma Yeah her and Joanna are both warriors they put on an amazing fight do you still do music

[@imnalongkumer5272]

@asu s weak

[@imnalongkumer5272]

@asu s you

[@Gh0st_0723]

STOP CAPITALIZING EVERY WORD.

[@matthewvenomoustyrantkilla3108]

Get on my lap

[@gyroscope4848]

zhang weili is so nice!

[@benaskren114]

Translator of the year

[@thehh5118]

Lol

[@squeezy1001]

Get it Together Bro

[@thehh5118]

6:40

[@nancysmith9189]

He just got distracted by someone beside him who kept talking something with him.

[@MrJC-pl8mf]

With her English improving, she’s going to be a massive star. What a talent.

[@519stream3]

She is a massive star already. What does fight have anything to do with stupid English. English is part of martial art? No. Chinese is.

[@bluex610]

@@519stream3 relax, yes she's big but she can become bigger, like Mcgregor big, more global. Hence why English will help promote herself. Which is why she's taking classes and is working on her English.

[@519stream3]

@@bluex610 I think Chinese will help promote your recognising her.

[@519stream3]

@@bluex610 actually improving Chinese will help all of you

[@bluex610]

@@519stream3 I'm Chinese but I speak Cantonese not Mandarin. But I'm a big fan of her... Not sure what you're getting at really lol.... She's taking English right? And she knows that will help her with her promotion. Like dude relax....

[@kevinstaples7393]

It's one of the greatest fights period. Men or women.

[@saxon3980]

Totally agree, it deserved to be the main event.

[@alisoayd4630]

No it isn't.

[@DEEPMMA]

Imagine having the greatest womens fight of all time and still being dissapointed. Thats an extreme winner. if you havent seen the highlight of all her KOs/TKOS its on my page

[@monstermunch7083]

DEEP MMA & BOXING because she lost,they were always going to give her the decision considering , and they want the Chinese market it’s huge.

[@mrspiff6955]

Monster Munch You wanted her to kill Joanna to satisfy you? She was clearly the stronger fighter and was killing Joanna in the later rounds. Her shots were far heavier. She broke Joanna’s nose. Jeez!

[@mankut4884]

she is disapointed because she lost to be honest

[@alldayeveryday20able]

Weili won that fight, J was fading in the 5th, if they fought a 6th round, Joanna's head would have exploded

[@singaprop]

Yah u r right? I was like what the heck...she's still fighting with that durian on her head...tough girl!! It may just "explode" anytime.... Great Fight!!! Cheers to Weili 👍🇨🇳🍾🥂😘💪💪👏👏👏

[@Gematrinator]

Semper Fi rather have a black eye than grow another forehead, pal. But hey u know best..

[@realpsknow5338]

She has the worst headache right now

[@adamnugent2137]

for real. that forehead omg.

[@PTS156]

Hematoma isn’t brain damage people. It’s just blood pooling under the skin, jo was super vascular, so it tends to be bad in those cases. They would have absolutely stopped the fight if her forehead caved in, that’s totally different.

[@haydenspence6952]

Elite athlete.unbelievable

[@TrojanStarCraft2]

Tommy the Legend of Choking at interpreting. Haha

[@Rya_N33]

Tommy is a legend

[@seesidesummerhouse6112]

Dude held it together this time. Respect.

[@eviltwin4760]

Rya N no he’s not lol

[@jonoharper4729]

He's an idiot.....so unprofessional. His only job is to translate, not fanboy and add his own thoughts to Weili's sentences.

[@gamingbraceace1018]

I love Tommy

[@bierschinken7752]

Jojo Harper com on, its a funny guy.

[@davidicke4379]

Just image that this was the "weaker" Zhang Weili, because of all the trouble she went through getting there etc... The rematch will be legendary and I think more clear :)

[@baraka99]

@Munin Fjolnir Agree. I wanna see Weili fight Rose next (if she wins). I want to see her demolish the rest of the division.

[@billng6223]

N Cloud want to bet on that? We can do a p2p gambling bet agreement

[@mrspiff6955]

Nah...no rematch. She hits too hard. I doubt Joanna wants a rematch.

[@mrspiff6955]

Bruno Ferreira No sir....don’t wanna see Rose take that type of damage. Zhāng is too strong. And she can take Rose’s best shot and still come forward. Not a good sign.

[@baraka99]

@@mrspiff6955 I don't want to see Joanna again. Time for some fresh meat for the dragon.

[@skylinec83]

I'm calling Zhang the Klingon Kreator

[@PoonHandler]

I'd like to make the case for ESPN 'The Body Issue'

[@DEEPMMA]

sign me up

[@MrEmman12]

I wanna see that too

[@locspimp]

Her and schevichinko

[@ianmartin6643]

Subscribed

[@xart23x]

I concur. Cutie.

[@2112LifeIsGood]

She's a beast, great victory! Wow, I cannot wait to see her fight again.

[@alcottdevalte7440]

Whatever Zhang and JJ got paid for their fight, it can never be enough. One of the best fights ever. Just give both a medal and induct them to the hall of fame already. Living legends.

[@DEEPMMA]

100% on paper zhang got 100k to show 100k to win joanna got 100k to show but they both deserve so much more

[@vitorfogaco6559]

simp

[@YouWetYourPants]

@@DEEPMMA Plus 50k FOTN bonus and 30k from Reebok for both of them or am I wrong? Don't know if there was some PPV%.

[@josephmarshall2453]

Really dont think there was a win bonus for Zhang'

[@zz8611]

Joseph Marshall they both won 50k bonus

[@konakaffe]

Whang deserves a big bonus for that incredible performance in MMA.

[@davidilijevski8942]

They both should get 1 million each .and the purse of the main event should also be transferred to them .

[@konakaffe]

@@davidilijevski8942 I agree!!!! Good call

[@BingDwenDwen]

During the whole fight I felt like I was watching a Rocky movie

[@midnightsunturbo]

Exactly my thought!

[@DoubleMKGaming]

I was happy with her perfomance, she did great...

[@TheScotchaholic]

No, she displayed a poor fight IQ and lack of efficiency in this fight, like she had with Andrade. Instead of wanting to finish Joanna quickly, Weili ended up pummeling her and taking unnecessary damage.

[@xombi213]

Zhang Weili showing the thugs how to behave like a true champion.

[@zun5932]

Im a fan of Rose,but I think Zhang is mentaly stronger.

[@jnightmare0]

@@zun5932 yes, if you know her story you would be impressed.

[@josesolorzano7062]

She’s my hero. The best female fight ever. She’s the best.

[@Gh0st_0723]

Relax it's not that serious.

[@bassred7065]

Did you forget about Amanda Nunez??

[@jameshandley8252]

Did you forget about Valentina

[@systematik]

She wasn't even the best fighter in the fight against Joanna lol...Had Joanna's head not blown up to the size of a watermelon she wouldn't have lost a single round. Joanna won every round in strikes, and the way her face looked was held against her at the end.

[@BuzzCruise5743]

For Commentator: Zhang - is surname. Wei Li - is name.

[@earth2ash4]

In China the surname is first followed by the name, so Zhang Wei li is correct

[@TheScotchaholic]

@@earth2ash4 Too funny....a Chinese clarifying another.

[@michaelrulz4eva]

The highlighted name in bold should be the Surname

[@cemeteryhill]

That baseball with the powerful Mana.

[@tbd]

This translator is obviously a trusted friend and not a professional translator. I think she should hire someone completely fluent.

[@BingDwenDwen]

Not the best translation, but he did his best though, should give him props for that, many would just shy away from the attention and pressure, and after that nervous breakdown he still contiuing, thats the spirit of a succesful person, fall down and get back up and be better. but he should write it down though, he keeps forgetting what to translate LoL

[@user-el2zj3pw5r]

tbd if you read comments on many other videos, you would see this translator get a big big praise from fans!!

[@richierollz1279]

I love her❤️

[@LOCNL0ADED]

getting 6 hours total two days before the fight...holy. And all the struggle traveling and being from quarantine to quarantine must have impacted jet lag and the training camp a lot. She still takes the fight with no complaints or excuses. And delivers one of the best fights of all time. Wow imagine what kind of champ she can be well rested

[@1911indi]

Weili...I studied your fight for over 6 hours and you had more than 3 significant AND effective strikes per round over jj. Remember now that you were travelling for a week n I knew you would get stressed and jet lagged - as i have more travel time than most with 9 rounds around the earth in decades. And coming out as a winner by the "subjective' bias of judges Annnnddddd Stiiiiilllll is amazing !!! Yes your performance was different than your standard but the stress of travel around the earth is very hard and you have to take that seriously into account always... Ihis win of yours is more by your BIG heart than your normal full holistic self !!! shishini

[@hksy4024]

Zhang did well and I think JJ just has more experiences, but still JJ cannot avoid the heavy strikes which means Zhang really won.

[@DangerDaveLok]

Congratulations Weili. It was an amazing fight showing courage and grit from both ladies.

[@Nat-gh2tt]

The only thing Weili should be unhappy with is the fact that she and Joanna weren't the main event. That was one of the best fight male or female that I've ever seen in combat sports. But she's a perfectionist, which is why she's the champ

[@chrisp.3461]

Was waiting for Tommy's voice to change when he forgot how to translate.... again....

[@saradapagediocletian9707]

Might be an unpopular view but I think the fight to make now is Zhang vs Rose

[@Bayareapyros]

Rose gotta get through andrag

[@Kay0Bot]

I think most fans want that

[@DurangoC]

It’s the only real fight. Rose crushed J twice, and was murdering Andrade before Andrade got lucky. Rose won’t just stand there and get hit - Zhang will have a very difficult time finding her. Both great champions.

[@BTRshow]

She was swinging like she was trying to kill someone, so I'm not surprised she wasnt satisfied with a decision

[@thehh5118]

Joanna is an absolute beast. She ate *everything* Zhang threw at her

[@BTRshow]

@@thehh5118 we can say the exact same for Zhang, she was able to eat joanna's best shots too. Girls in that division got put to sleep by less. Both did great

[@TheScotchaholic]

@@BTRshow JJ simply doesn't have KO power. She hasn't had a KO/TKO since Jessica Penne in 2015.

[@youtubisashoe]

Was always wondering how fighters adjust to timezone change, takes me forever when I travel , insomnia for days

[@remolalougarou6512]

One ☝️ of the best fight / performance. But only 1 can win. Close , but JJ lost. Congratz champ

[@X3MAntics]

Not only do I think she won the fight, but I genuinely believe she won every round. People bring up numbers, and made it sound like Joana outlanded her 3 to 1, when the stats ain't that far off. The difference is, where it was landing, who ultimately did more damage, and who took down who and how many times, on top of who truly controlled the fight. In that regards, Zhang won, CLEARLY. In every round. Since this is an instant classic, people will rewatch that fight multiple times and eventually come to the same conclusion.

[@tylerspringstube4868]

Champ deserved to keep the belt even tho Joanna did edge her on strikes landed I believe the right decision was made Weili did enough to retain the belt imo

[@christophermcgregor4724]

I scored it 1, 3 and 4 for Joanna but I don't think it was a robbery. I can also see why you think Weili won all rounds. Perhaps, the closest 50-45 of all time

[@sailv7916]

tough girl, I LOVE YOU

[@rudyceja36]

“She a Warrior” man respects for Zhang Weili now.

[@diegoriverospineda3338]

Great interview. Thank you

[@jesseluis6224]

Valentina : I am not impressed with your performance Wei li : SHUT UP

[@healthy-happy-free]

Imagine you’re having a jet lag and kinda sleepy but you have to have a fight with someone 😦

[@jgao]

I wouldn’t refer JJ as “someone”

[@laofang4977]

Respect to both fighters, also glad to see the little conversation when they are in hospital

[@rml2494]

Great interview