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I told myself that I was not fighting Joanna, I was fighting myself." "I was very, very calm and relaxed for this fight. I told myself that I would use all my techniques to beat my opponent and I did," Zhang, through an interpreter, told Daniel Cormier in the post-fight interview. WALK OFF SPINNING BACKFIST FOR 🤯 #UFC275 /dkuCZcIsYo- UFC June 12, 2022 The knockout finish came officially at 2:28 of Round 2, a more definitive conclusion than Zhang's split decision win in 2020. Jedrzejczyk face planted and Zhang walked away, sending the crowd into a frenzy. Jedrzejczyk stepped in and Zhang clobbered her with a spinning backfist. Jedrzejczyk shucked off a takedown attempt from Zhang but ate a stiff one-two combination. Zhang landed with impactful body shots early in Round 2 that had Jedrzejczyk sucking in wind. Jedrzejczyk landed a big blow in the closing seconds, but Zhang caught a kick and dumped Jedrzejczyk to cap off the frenetic first five minutes. Jedrzejczyk rejected the idea and scrambled to freedom.
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It looked momentarily like the referee might step in as Zhang reigned blows from full mount. The Chinese powerhouse scored multiple takedowns and punished Jedrzejczyk with ground-and-pound. Zhang wrapped up Jedrzejczyk against the fence and mauled her with strikes. Zhang took complete control of the fight once she engaged in grappling, however. Jedrzejczyk looked sharp on the feet in Round 1, dropping Zhang with a leg kick early. Their rematch on Saturday night was contested at the same remarkable pace. Their first fight at UFC 248 ranks as one of the greatest fights in history regardless of gender. Jedrzejczyk is a recipe for thrilling violence, simple as that. Jedrzejczyk announced she was stepping away from mixed martial arts after suffering a highlight-reel knockout loss to Zhang at UFC 275. Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk put on a thrilling fight tied together by an emotional retirement.
