🔥Zhang Weili on How She Wants to be REMEMBERED

Zhang ‘Magnum’ Weili is a mixed martial artist, she is the former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion and is the first-ever Chinese champion in UFC history.

Zhang was born in Handan, Hebei, China. She started training in martial arts at a young age, beginning at 6 with Shaolin Kung Fu under the tutelage of a local master, after she was inspired by Kung Fu films. When she was 12, her parents sent her to a specialized martial arts school in Handan where she began training in Sanda and a Chinese style of wrestling called Shuai Jiao. Her life led her down many different career paths which took her from working as a front desk receptionist to teaching and eventually becoming a UFC Champion.

Join us today for a spinning backfist of an episode with the Fruiting Body Podcast, Zhang joins us to talk about her upcoming fight with Carla Esparza at UFC 281. We discuss the preparations needed for a championship fight, why she has chosen to train in Thailand at @Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA and how each coach has a different influence on her fighting style as well as winning mentality.

Finally, find out more about Zhang’s Shaolin training, the difference between Sanda & Muay Thai and what she wishes to be remembered for in her legacy as a leading Chinese Woman in the sport of MMA.

#zhangweili #ufc281 #fruitingbodypodcast

🎙️These are the clips from Fruiting Body Podcast :)

🛥️OUR SPONSOR ▼