#Esparza vs zhang full#

She’s facing The Ultimate Fighter alum, Helen Peralta at LFA 147. On Friday she’ll step into the MMA cage for the first time after having a career in kickboxing (just like Alex). Now, it will be his sister’s turn in the cage. On Saturday night at UFC 281, Alex shocked the world when he defeated Israel Adesanya in the final moments of the fifth and final round to earn the title. Zhang Weili via TKO, round 4.Alex Pereira’s sister makes MMA debut 6 days after Alex became UFC champion.Īline Pereira, UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira’s younger sister will be making her MMA debut on Friday night, just six days after her big brother became UFC champ.

Over 5 rounds, and given the kind of conditioning we know Zhang to be in, it just seems like the late rounds could get really brutal for the champ. Rose Namajunas looked uncharacteristically off that night and lost the belt for it, but even on an off night for Rose, Carla barely edged her out in a split decision that couldve easily been a draw for all intents and purposes. Because she’s so small for the division, her wrestling heavy game has also tended to tire Esparza out every bit as much as it does her opponents. Carla Esparza is coming off maybe the most boring title fight of all time. And if Esparza does really well with that time, like she did against Yan Xiaonan, then who knows where this bout could go? But even as we saw against Namajunas the second time, size and strength are always an issue for Esparza, and most fighters who can stick with her in grappling exchanges can come out on top in the long run.

Her insistance on mixing in wrestling to her striking attack, and willingness to fill empty space with aggression could easily get her taken down, or out scrambled, or backpacked for a round. Alex Pereira for Adesanyas UFC middleweight title Carla Esparza vs. Esparza will be defending her strawweight title after a controversial win earlier. Zane Simon: I won’t be surprised if Zhang throws away at least one round of her fight against Esparza early. Nationality: Chinese Date of Birth: AugHeight: 5 4' Reach: 63' Total Fights: 25 Record: 22-3-0 Esparza vs. Zhang Weili is one of two championship bouts on the main card of UFC 281 betting on November 12. I think Zhang will take a round or two to get comfortable with Esparza and concede those rounds thanks to ‘Cookie Monsters’ wrestling, but come the championship rounds I think she will find her mark and then win back the belt. Zhang is willing to take some to land some, but we’ve not seen Esparza land at the rate, accuracy or power in the past that would trouble the former champ. Esparza has thrived with an increasingly risk averse stratagem, but I don’t know if she can pull that off against someone who lands 5.78 significant strikes per minute with 47% accuracy. The metric also has Zhang, because Esparza had a lot of disappointing performances before hitting her recent purple patch. Tim Bissell: We’ve seen Esparza wilt under pressure before and I feel like Zhang is going to pour it on her in a way that will remind the current champ of her first ever title defence. Athleticism, physicality and striking skills are just so wide, and I think Zhang will be a two-time UFC champ after this. I think Weili is good enough to defend takedowns and any ground exchanges, and I think she just brutalizes Esparza on the feet.

Bangtao arguably has the best MMA wrestling program in Asia with the Hickman brothers (they help Volkanovski and Adesanya there too), and Weili also brought in BJJ world champ Josh Hinger to prepare for grappling exchanges with Esparza.

#Esparza vs zhang full#

Combine that insane work ethic with her athleticism, lack of ego and willingness to learn from anyone, and it kinda explains why she’s been constantly improving. Carla Esparza vs Weili Zhang ufc 281 full FIGHT HDufc ufc281 carlaesparza weilizhang mmaCarla Esparza vs Weili Zhang ufc 281 full FIGHT HDCarla Esparza. I can confidently say that Weili even outside fight camps, consistently trains harder than so many UFC fighters who are in camp. Realmente fue una ocurrencia tardía en la imagen del título hasta que la historia y su racha de victorias casi forzaron la segunda pelea de Namajunas. I’m sure you’ve seen those explosive and scary training videos, but it’s way more intense in person and they don’t even post the most gruelling parts of her sessions on social media. Carla Esparza vs Zhang Weili en VIVO ¡El título de peso paja está en juego Esparza probablemente seguirá siendo la desfavorecida en las peleas por el título. Anton Tabuena: I already thought this was a pretty rough match up for Esparza from the very start, but after getting a glimpse of how Weili trains day in and day out for about a month, it just made me even more confident in this pick.