Weili Zhang defended her UFC women’s strawweight title last night at UFC 300. In the co-main event of the highly anticipated event, an all-Chinese women’s clash was put together.
Zhang started the fight strongly and was seemingly dominating it until the third round. Moreover, she nearly secured a submission victory as well. However, Xiaonan managed to fight through it and recover pretty well. She even caused a lot of problems for the champion in the third round.
However, Weili Zhang came back in the fourth and fifth rounds to secure a unanimous decision victory, which also marked her second successful title defense. With that said about the fight, in this piece, we will take a look at how much money Zhang made by retaining her title.
It is worth noting that the confirmed pay outs from the event have not yet been revealed. However, it is believed that Weili Zhang will walk away with at least $500k from her fight.
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What is next for Weili Zhang?
After defending her title for the second time last night, a lot has been said about what lies ahead for her. Interestingly, her potential next opponent could end up being Kayla Harisson.
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It is worth noting that Kayla Harisson also competed on the same card. She took on women’s legend Holly Holm and won the bout via submission.
Immediately after the fight, she was quick to suggest that she wanted to fight for the title. That said, Weili Zhang has not opened up about it as of yet. It will be interesting to see how a potential fight between Zhang and Harrison plays out in the future.
