At UFC 322, the MMA world witnessed Valentina Shevchenko vs Zhang Weili in what many deemed the greatest female MMA fight of all time. It featured two of the most dominant women champions the promotion has ever seen, so fans expected a competitive back-and-forth scrap. However, the Bullet ended up dominating her opponent for 25 minutes in nonstop, one-sided action.

From the opening bell, the reigning flyweight’s size discrepancy against the former strawweight champion became clear. That actually turned into her biggest advantage, as ‘Magnum’ couldn’t deal with the wrestling exchanges on the mat. In the end, Shevchenko earned a 50–45 win on all three scorecards, showing complete control.

Although Weili received praise for taking a shot at glory, her inability to perform up to expectations disappointed some fans, and UFC CEO Dana White wasn’t particularly happy either.  In the UFC 322 post-fight presser, White said, “I thought Weili is a little pitbull. I thought she would be much stronger and do better in that fight than she did. One of her buddies texted me after that fight, said, ‘This is why we have weight classes.’” 

(This is a developing story…)