August 27, 20197 yr UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ 15: Andrade vs. Zhang August 31, 2019 Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre Arena) UFC Women's Strawweight Championship: Jéssica Andrade © (114.5) vs. Weili Zhang (115) (first defense) - Zhang, TKO (strikes), R1 (0:42) Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (170.5) vs. Jingliang Li (171) - Li, TKO (punches), R3 (4:51) Kai Kara-France (126) vs. Mark De La Rosa (125.5) - Kara-France, DEC (unanimous) Song Kenan (170.5) vs. Derrick Krantz (169) - Kenan, DEC (unanimous) Wu Yanan (129)* vs. Mizuki Inoue (125) - Inoue, DEC (unanimous) ESPN Preliminary Card: Anthony Hernandez (185) vs. Jun Yong Park (186) - Hernandez, SUB (anaconda choke), R2 (4:39) Su Mudaerji (136) vs. Andre Soukhamthath (136) - Mudaerji, DEC (unanimous) Da Un Jung (206) vs. Khadis Ibragimov (206) - Jung, SUB (modified guillotine choke), R3 (2:00) Damir Ismagulov (155.5) vs. Thiago Moisés (156) - Ismagulov, DEC (unanimous) Batgerel Danaa (136) vs. Heili Alateng (136) - Alateng, DEC (unanimous) Karol Rosa (135.5) vs. Lara Procópio (135) - Rosa, DEC (split) *Forfeits 20% of purse for missing weight Event Bonuses ($50,000) Performance of the Night: Jingliang Li Performance of the Night: Weili Zhang Fight of the Night: Batgerel Danaa vs. Heili Alateng Attendance: 10,302 Cancelled Fights: Wu Yanan vs. Luana Carolina - Injury to Carolina (Fractured Spine) Saparbek Safarov vs. Da Un Jung - Injury to Safarov Movsar Evloev vs. Mike Grundy - Injury to Grundy Da Un Jung vs. Jamahal Hall - Hall Visa Issues Zhenhong Lu vs. Movsar Evloev - Injury to Lu (Cut) Edited August 31, 20197 yr by Elsalvajeloco
August 30, 20197 yr Author I probably won't go as far as @DreamBroken did in our picks contest by picking Weili Zhang to upset Jessica Andrade, but I think at the very least, she will give an admirable performance.
August 31, 20197 yr Tough to call but should be a fun one. I was 100% confident in Andrade beating Rose last time around, but this one feels like more of a tossup to me. I think of Andrade's last several performances and start to reconsider, but I'll stick with Zhang looking impressive and the upset here.
August 31, 20197 yr First two fights have really set a nice pace for this card. One of the rare times I get to watch live.
August 31, 20197 yr Author Khadis Ibragimov's style is spastic rock em, sock em robot meets person high on meth.
August 31, 20197 yr That submission was like something that could only work in a martial arts class where the sensei is demonstrating on one of his students at 25% speed.
August 31, 20197 yr Author After going on that run in CES, Andre Soukhamthath has looked like one of the most average fighters ever. Didn't expect him to go 2-5 in the UFC. That's a shame.
August 31, 20197 yr Author It's a damn shame MIZUKI is at flyweight now because it feels like we've been circling her fighting Alexa Grasso since both were in Invicta. Before MIZUKI got riddled with injuries and Grasso moved up to the UFC, that would have been an absolute barnburner.
August 31, 20197 yr Sloppy exhausted like two heavyweights at the end Song-Krantz was still a fun fight. This card is delivering. Edited August 31, 20197 yr by Execproducer
August 31, 20197 yr Author Krantz isn't a bad fighter, but if Song Kenan gets that tired fighting someone like Derrick Krantz (imo a high level regional fighter/fringe level UFC fighter), it's going to be rough sledding as the competition gets tougher.
August 31, 20197 yr Author A couple years back, I joked about Jingliang Li being the UFC's star in mainland China. However, he's genuinely over in front of this crowd. It's a good win too over a solid opponent too. Edited August 31, 20197 yr by Elsalvajeloco
August 31, 20197 yr Author By the way, it's ironic that they show the Khabib-McGregor stuff from 229 last year and then FF to this show where Jingliang Li jumps out of the cage after stopping Elizeu Zaleski only to be met by a wall of UFC security. Looks like they shored that problem up.
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