Zhang Weili: Valentina Shevchenko Fight Would Be ‘Banger’ - MMA Fighting
Zhang Weili discusses training with Nonito Donaire, her haircut, her reception at UFC 281, facing Carla Esparza, the first time she won the belt vs. the second, picking up Francis Ngannou, if she plans on moving up to face Valentina Shevchenko, what’s next, and more.
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Weili learning English could make her the next big star, she is so amazing and she always puts on a show
I was so mad when she got booed and disrespected by the fans when she fought rose because she’s such a seemingly pure soul. She just wants to perfect her craft and connect to the fans. I’m glad she’s starting to get the love she’s been deserved.
That *
That boo threw her off her game. And the 2nd fight, she was robbed. However, I think Valentina is too big. But Weli should still smoke her.
@@HiddenAgendas Valentina would obliterate zhang and zhang never got robbed against rose what on earth makes I think zhang is better then Val ☠️🤣 horrible striking defense and smaller size Valentina is also the better grappler lmao
Well said, I literally felt sad inside because people didn't understand who and what she was all about. You nailed it. Even when she got the belt in China her reaction was to thank Andrade for the opportunity
@@HiddenAgendas Also I think when Rose at the pesser said to her "better dead than red" I think Weili was hurt... Chinese people don't look at themselves in that kind of society, so it seemed to upset her that she was put into a 40s and 50s US fear mongering campaign (was sort of smart by rose even if it was a horrible statement to someone who had only been respectful to her).
WTF, her English is nuts! Months ago she wouldn’t speak a single word. She is very charismatic and this will only boost her career even more.
She used to speak English during media appearances way more but I believe losing the title and getting booed had an effect on her feeling comfortable.
Zhang Weili's English is so good - she's already a huge crowd favourite but she's now able to get that across to English speaking audiences as well, she's going to be the most loved active female fighter in the UFC at this rate
@Dan Gandertypical of your ilk. No evidence but baseless claims. Newsflash: UFC fighters are tested. Newsflash 2: you're salty because you have issues and she could beat your ass on so many levels. Learn from this sport and work on yourself to get better.
@Dzone 100%
@Dan Gander Probably by the time Rose is done crying
@dzone so many Simps like you in these comments 🤣🤡
@@User87_ Simps in comments? Did you hear the crowd cheer for her vs Carla in America? Clowns like you don't even know what 'simp' means so you throw the word around like people throw your mother.
There’s something just pure about zhang. All around great person and fighter
@Dan Gander idk man you should go ask her. I highly doubt she’s on the sauce though. If she slaughtered rose I’d believe it
Weili is so humble, hope she dominates as champion for a long time. Also her English is good now
@Dan Gander always one guy who gotta hate innit
@@YaboyPhilZ yeah and Dan Gender is that guy
So dope seeing how far her English has came - lots of vlogs from few years back showing her learning with her teacher if anyones curious, really cool stuff
I also must add, I really don't mind the translations for questions, but Zhang Weili talking and answering questions so jovially is a treat
I love Weili and it warmed my heart when I saw her beat carla and ran screaming “I’m back I’m back!” But I would like for her to have several title defenses before trying to move to another weight class. There are sooooo many good contenders in her division that would make for even more bangers🔥
She’s getting kod soon ☠️🤣
Zhang always warms my saiyan heart 🧡
Agreed.
Great to hear her speaking English. A lot of other foreign fighters don’t bother learning the language. Looking forward to her next fight.
Zhang Weili deserves to be in future Hall of famer. She's a legend.
Sorry, not yet, she has so much to prove to earn that "legend" title
Her English language is very good. Her and Valentina is the fight that must happen in 2023
She hasn’t even defended her belt and has a slew of contenders within in her own division. Realistically you don’t get a shot at champ champ status until there’s no one left for you to fight in your own division.
yes maybe at the end of 2023 or mid 2024
@@gp873 She was just answering the question man, what else is she suppose to do… she said she’d fight anyone in her division only one she didn’t want was her country woman which is understandable she also said she’s not gonna move up just to do so…. Like what else is she suppose to do if anything get mad at Helwani.
She’s getting rag dolled by Val y’all love to hype zhang so much
She'll be lucky to get thru her own division much less the bullet
Very impressed with Jason Weili's new interpreter, but even more impressed with Weili's improved English speaking skill.
Her english is improving so much really good to see
I’m impressed with Weili how fast she’s learning English. It will make her a bigger international MMA star. This is what Valentina Shevchenko has in spades. She speaks her native Russian, Spanish, English and she’s learning to speak Thai….
She lives in Arizona now.
Shevchenko also understands and speaks a bit portugaise, and Kyrgyz. Me too, she is an exciting Fighter
Weili’s English improvement is insane couple more months and she probably won’t even need a translator
Her vs Valentina would be sick 🥇
Her English improved soooo much!!! She’s a trueeee champion!!
Zhang vs Shevchenko sounds fun, but Weili needs to defend first. There are many exciting matchups in her division. Zhang vs Lemos/ Andrade will probably be a fire fight and end in a finish, Zhang vs Rose is always intriguing, and I would not mind seeing Zhang vs Marina/Xiaonan (or Jauregui in the future). On another note, it is great to hear that Weili is training with Donaire. I hope we see her striking defence improve and be an elusive finishing machine. Would be awesome to see.
@@dangander6771 accusations with no basis = slander
@Dan Gander typical ignorant
@@high5786 Typical male mma "fans", they have pot bellies while women have abs so they accuse them of juicing out of jealousy and bitterness.
Are you transgender?
I think it's better for Zhang to stay in SW. If she dominates the SW division it's at least 2 - 3 yrs and by the time to make a fight against Shevchenko it doesn't make sense since Shevchenko prime is almost over. Zhang is in her prime rn and I don't think this is her prime form yet.
I honestly can’t believe how good her English has gotten… she didn’t speak a word of English a year ago… she’s dope, I’m glad she’s champ 💯
Actually mad impressive watching Weili learn English.
Damm I'm more impressed with her English then her win over carla
THE most exciting female fighter in the ufc hands down
She is a real pure soul, love her personality...I really just want to hug her even tho she could kill me with her bare hands.
After listening to this interview I fell in love with weili more. Respect!
Bro I’m so shocked how fast she has learned English
Damn her english is spot on for someone who just began learning it!!!:#TeamWeili
Respect to Weili for learning English. Very hard to do
Nonito Donaire future hall of fame. I was so sad to see him against Inoue the 2nd time.
Weili is an exciting, talented and dynamic fighter -- great for the sport. The thing is that there is still work to do at 115 before getting a "superfight" against Valentina (even though, I would love to see it). Valentina has work to do also as her dominance in that division was brought under question in her last fight.
Beside Santos, who really wants to fight Shevchenko? (the Matchmakers didn't gave Santos a 2 chance, hopefully in the future) Weili has a lot of work to do, defending her Title, Andrade, Lemos are so dangerous. I think the UFC is setting up the Trilogy, Weili and val are almost at the same age, so maybe next year they will fight.
I love them both and would love to see this match! I wouldn’t know who to root for. 😅
I love her! She’s inspiring and hardworking!
Astonishing improvement in her English. My wife tells me English is simple to learn although the Brits are convinced it's hard.
One of the easiest tbh
I assume learning any language is difficult in general for a lot of busy people.
Valentina has posted a lot of trash talk about Weili's skills and for sure is a dislike between them!
Ariels a nice guy :) wholesome interview :) made me smile.
Zhang seems like such a cool person. Her English is amazing! Much success to her.
love her so much!!! well done Ariel :D
such a pure and genuine soul
Much improved English! Woooow!
Haha she pretty funny with her 6G antenna on her head 🤣🤣she has definitely became my favorite female fighter, after Claudia gadelha retired
Best humble champion right now
I'm down for her vs Valentina Zhang looks shredded at 115 give her 10 more lb I say it's be fair be good to see skills vs skills doesn't even have to be for the 125 belt (probably will be but I'd just want to see them fight title or not)
Foreigners pickup English like picking up a coin off the street. She picked up broken English even easier.
Love to see Weili and thx for speaking English!
Zhang should win against Rose first before fighting the final boss Valentina.
Rose does not deserve squat right now
I love her so much!!! She is so adorable and awesome💪
Ariel is a very good journalist! I appreciate the interviews he has done.
I think Valentina would do her worse than Rose did the first time. That’s not to say Weili can’t win but Valentina is just too skilled and smart
More interesting than any other matchups in their division honestly. Rose isn't ready either
I think the Rose thing was more her seeing her teammate get hurt because the second fight was far more competitive
Zhang's evolved since the 1st 🌹 fight.
Who has Valentina been knocking out? I'll wait.
She took crack head Murphy to the 4th round.
zhang might be the one to end valentina win streak
No she won’t. Only Amanda and taila have that chance
@@pinek8564 valentina beat talia tho it was a close fight buth she out struck her and valentina beat amanda in my eyes and a lot of pepoles eyes
Weilli is my favorite champ
There's something about that girl 🥰
Why are you calling her "Zhang"? Her name is Weili. Zhang is the family name.
In china they go by last name first and first name last I’m pretty sure
Zhang is her family name, Weili is her given name. If we go by English language rule, then her Chinese name would be like “Weili Zhang” ; well I guess because more and more people got to know in China, we actually put family name first and then comes with given name, so some people start to just stick to the Chinese way… not really sure about if there is a rule used in this “Media” situation….
Her name is Weili Zhang bro. Zhang is her last name.
It's Zhang Weili she said it herself
@@Ronald-rp8vo chinese put surnames first. her name is weili
@@evital0o0o Thank you!!!
Her English is getting really good
I lost respect for Valentina would be nice if Weili shut her up. The last Brazilian girl that fought Valentina beat her up only reason Valentina won was because of her bloody head butt she did. I feel the head butt was intentional. Valentina was unable to adapt kept doing the same old thing over and over again.
But Valentina was successful. You have to respect the talent that is Valentina Shevchenko. I understand what you are saying. I look forward to the Santos rematch. They both will have adapted their fight strategies to defeat the other. Santos is bigger than Valentina. Valentina has fought three Brazilians, won against two. You have to respect her skill, she is a great martial artist. I would like to see Shevchenko , another Brazilian. They are both counterstriker artists.
That wasn't a headbutt
She's got a great attitude and seems funny, I bet she's a lot of fun to hang out with. I just wouldn't want to piss her off lol 😂
There is no doubt that Weili is a great & deserving champ. She should be able to defend her belt for a while. Right now, Rose seems to still be a threat (style vs style) & perhaps Tatiana Suarez's wresting. I think Weili needs to clean out her division easily before thinking about fighting Valentina. Right now, I don't think that Weili can beat Valentina. Let's not rush a champ vs champ fight. Give Weili a little more time and then I am certain we will see a real banger.
Good on Weili to suggest that. God, that would be a cool fight, since Valentina dominated Joanna almost one-sided but Zhang has much, much improved wrestling.
Valentina has defeated every female champion of the UFC either directly or with the power of MMA math. Zhang is among them but the math is quite long : Valentina > Joanna > Carla > Weili. This would be a fun fight.
Weili Bing Chilling 💜
Holy sheet, her English improved a lot.
Impressive!
Yup didn't know Weili now training in boxing. Boxing will help Weili close distance without risk of expose herself too much when she press forward and engage.
Rematch and beat Rose, on top of the move up and beat either Manon Fiorot or Erin Blanchfield.
Manon Fiorot want Valentina Weilly too but Valentina is superhero nobody can beat her
Fast-Forward to UFC-292 Dominant-Win over a Tough-Amanda Lemos, #ZhangWeilimma says, *I will Hold the SW-Belt til I-Retire!!*
A bad move for Weili !
Clearwater beach!!
Listen big nose, stop playing the victim all the time. "Are you mad at me??". nga she's busy; new champs have new obligations
🙄
Did her English get that much better since her last fight?
At first I thought Valentina would be dope down the line but how Rose has her number and how she had some striking issues with CARLAAA...I think she should defend her belt a couple times. Tatiana Suarez is coming back early next year. I think Weili should work on some things first. Close some holes.
NO WAY zhang has a chance of beating VAL at 125 a much better chance against VAL at 115. VAL defense is too good.
She did almost lose to Talia though - so it's not unthinkable
@@thoughtfulsapien1235 Weili started fighting when she was 25 she miss out on all of the intangible stuff u can only learn as a teen, that is why her defense is kind of sloppy. ( it's like learning a second language at 25 compared to 15)
@@asianconnection7701 I think Val would be the favorite but it is the fight game. There could always be a surprise. Maybe it would be 2-1 or 3-1 odds in favor of Val, but I Weili has a good chance as almost any 125er.
@@thoughtfulsapien1235 Oh yea anything can happen, if they fight at 125 it would be 75/25 VAL, if they fight at 115 it will be 60/40 VAL.
@@asianconnection7701 I would mainly agree with your point. And add that other than Santos, at 125 I think Weili has the next best chance to beat Val, but it still wouldn't be that high. I don't see anyone else at 125 who would be more competitive.
Most powerful champ ever
Easy night at the office for Valentina if they made that fight
Get Weili on the Perth card to replace Costa fall out! 🙏❣️
Sounds like a good fight but don't forget Valentina is also Rose's training partner lol
I like Weilli but she knows what would happen if she fought THE ONE.
@James Prez weili has to much competition lined up for her already. And any of those could beat her. Including rose if she returns.
@@musiccitymadman2023 rose is coming off a loss why would she get a shot right now. Dana wants Weili to blow up for china’s sake, so a possible double champ is way more marketable than Weili and rose right now. Winner of rose or lemos gets title shot next probably
@Draza I was just saying the top five weili would need to fight. If rose comes back weili would fight her sometime. I don't think weili fighting the bullet anytime soon. She's got plenty of competition yet. You weili fans are getting a little bit carried away with her taking the belt.
@@musiccitymadman2023 “IM THE BEST” after losing to Carla. 😂😂🤡🤡 Rodrigues or lemos aren’t touching weili right now it’s the truth
Weili is awesome! But I do feel her vs Valentina would be like Valentina vs Nunes .. All are brilliant but size would always be the factor
she pick uo inganu inganu pick up saq she now need to pick up saq
wheiliiii ♥
Val and Nunes are queens of the bums. Dominating their extremely shallow garbage divisions. Val beats Zhang just based off size imo tbh. Val vacated 135 when she realized she was never gonna win a belt there and now is at 125 beating up 40 year old Lauren Murphy. I really hope a 115er could defeat Val, but she might be too big for these 115ers.
Sounds like little Weiner just likes to hate for the sake of hating lol
Totally agree. Valentina is big for 115. Rose, Marina & Joanna should be at 125. They won at 115 because of their reach advantage & bullying shorter fighters
@@high5786 rose is way to small for 125
@@pinek8564 nope, Rose isn't small. She is bigger & taller than Weili. Watch the face off, Rose towering Weili
Don’t duck Lemos…she’s coming
Not interested in watching Valentina destroy her …
Nice that Weili got her belt back after getting robbed in the Rose rematch. And I think Weili has a big chance of beating Valentina who isn't as invincible as most people think. Still think Santos won against Valentina...
Just cuz Santos gave the champ a real test doesn’t automatically mean everyone else can do what Santos did. Doesn’t work like that Valentina fought Joana in Joana’s prime and dominated her while Weili had a war and went to a razor thin split decision. She only KO’d Joana now cuz Joana is way out her prime now, remember that. It’s like you all forget Val fought Nunes and almost beat her lol. Nunes is a big ass natural featherweight
@@youtubeuser9057 Well, Weili fought Joanna with the wrong gameplan the first time by not mixing it up. When Valentina fought Joanna, she mixed it up with the takedowns and yet Joanna landed somewhat similar strikes and didn't even take close to the damage Weili managed to give Joanna. Not to mention that the woman's 125 division is the weakest along with the woman's 145 division, and Valentina has been taken down several times and also knocked down as well. Weili destroyed Andrade in 42 seconds while she went 2 rounds with Valentina, so MMA math doesn't work... Besides, Valentina has been in combat sports too long already. Even Maia and Santos made her look less invincible...
Wow what a comment. Looks like a wish list for a desperate delusional fan. FACTS ONLY.
@@alcottdevalte7440 you’re saying mma math doesn’t work yet you’re using it right now about her finishing andrade sooner? Lol styles make fights. Andrade wanted to brawl so Weili brawled. Val isn’t a brawler what so ever, she a technical counter striker. Still doesn’t take away that she demolished Andrade. As for Joanna, again, her style isn’t about getting into a war, it’s about being a technical counter striker and that’s why she dominated Joanna. You have to be a new fan here because if you think 125 is weak then you clearly only pay attention to hype fighters. Val isn’t the one who got knocked out in the UFC, Weili has. Should tell you the levels between them because Val doesn’t ever just “get caught”.
@@youtubeuser9057 You're funny. Just tried to make my point. Woman's 125 division is extremely weak. Valentina's biggest wins are basically blown up 115 fighters and those she fought at 135... If you think the woman's 125 division is any good at all, then I don't know what to say...
Zhang still has Rose problems and she’s talking about moving up and fighting a murderer like Valentina?….Jeeze I’ll send flowers to her family in advance
So she was suppose to ignore the question?
I hope she is not fighting the bullet. She will get destroy and would be the end of her MMA Currier. Don't do it
Valentina is good but overrated. She still has nunes problems settle that score before weili goes up there to 125 and shocks the world cuz we all Know Valentina can't make 115 .So for weili to go up a weight class and get a win over Valentina will make her the real Goat, give it time it will happen. VALENTINA style is boring she can't sell payperviews and after weili defends her belt against lemos , rose and andradge, then Valentina can get it in late 2024. It Will be a good fight but I go weili for the win via submission
Really. She's gonna run right thru all those fighters. Now if that happens I'd be a fan of weili also. But seems like a pretty tall order if you ask me.
@@musiccitymadman2023 let me settle this. Lemos cant wrestle to save her life and swings wild. Weili beat rose in the rematch got robbed, and weili already steamrolled andrade. What now hater? Cant stand the fact that Weili is better than all those girls.
Роуз ее дважды обыграла🤣🤣🤣
@@jameskendrick7805 but thé question IS Can She beat Valentina 😂😂😭
@@specialedition5591 just like everyone thought Penna won't be beating Nunes the first time🤣
Lost to Rose twice but thinks she has a good chance against Shevchenko. 😂
mma math 😂
But she was robbed in the Rose rematch
U only have to look at how much she has improved since then. Look at her grappling now
@@tonyfergusonisthetypeofguy142 she’s too small and her defense is beyond atrocious Val is rag dolling this Chinese fool
@@thoughtfulsapien1235 she wasn’t ☠️
She said "maybe china next year will open" 😂😂😂 suuuuuuuurrrreeeeee i hope the ufc doesnt go there anymore it's just another North korea
Don’t matter to you
She don't want none of that smoke. Valentina wld annihilate this fool.
Didn’t she speak English about a year ago what’s going on here does anybody acknowledge this
I guess there is no such thing as learning.
Ariel: You look so much more powerful than last fight, what's the secret? Weili: Only the BEST Chinese supplements 💉💉💉
and you are suggesting that USADA is full of dumb people?
Rose beat you twice. She don't need to do shyt, she wants her title all she got to do is come take it
Lets see her try then. First of all she does not deserve a title shot now she lost.
帶個河北腔的破英文、不說也罷
BRUCE LEE??? Zang Wei lee
Don't tell Buffer
USA! USA!! USA!!! 🇺🇸
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