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Beijing CNN —A decade ago, Zhang Weili was handing out flyers to rushing commuters in front of her local subway station. Zhang, born in China’s northern Hebei province, is her country’s first and only champion in US-based promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Our preparations and tactics were spot on,” Zhang told CNN from Black Tiger Fight Club in Beijing. The Black Tiger Fight Club MMA gym in Beijing is where China's first and only UFC champion, Zhang Weili, trains. The Black Tiger Fight Club training area in Beijing, China.
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Pereira stuns Adesanya to claim UFC middleweight crown
  + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Brazil's Alex Pereira pulled off a stunning comeback to knock out Israel Adesanya in the fifth round and claim the UFC middleweight title and Zhang Weili choked out Carla Esparza to regain the strawweight belt at UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden. Behind on the judges' scorecards and running out of steam, Pereira unleashed a stunning combination of strikes in the final round to dethrone Adesanya, who had held the title for 3-1/2 years, in only his eighth professional MMA bout. "I feel so good, I've been training all my life, I worked so hard for this," an elated Pereira said in his post-fight interview. After winning the fourth round comfortably, Adesanya looked to be cruising towards a decision victory until Pereira, who has a previous KO win over him in kickboxing, rocked him with a right hand and followed it up with a flurry of devastating punches to claim the crown. Reporting by Philip O'Connor; Editing by Clarence FernandezOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
UFC 281 will stream live on November 12, with the main card starting at 10 p.m. Adesanya is undefeated at middleweight in 12 UFC fights; Pereira has quickly risen to the top of the weight class, winning three fights since his UFC debut in November 2021. How to watch UFC 281You can watch the main event of UFC 281 on ESPN+ at 10 p.m. Ways to save on the UFC 281 pay-per-view priceIf you plan on signing up for ESPN+ to watch UFC 281, you can take advantage of a special discounted package. Here's the fight card for UFC 281: Adesanya vs. PereiraESPNEarly Prelims — 6 p.m.
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