By Robin Rigaud February 5, 2021 at 12:22 PM
Amended February 5, 2021 at 12:31 PM
At UFC 248, Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk lit up the night time with their expertise. A battle that had left its mark, particularly on the Polish girl’s face.
MMA, violent sport par excellence
MMA might be largely a struggle of egos, it’s above all a really violent sport wherein athletes typically accumulate horrible accidents. The clashes are violent and generally expeditious, just like the one who lately opposed Conor McGregor to Dustin Poirier and whose defeat earned the Irishman jake paul’s teasing.
UFC 248: Weili vs Jedrzejczyk
The story that pursuits us right this moment happened in a co-main occasion of UFC 248, Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk fought a battle that may perpetually go down within the historical past of combined martial arts. Five rounds of putting, the place the 2 monsters surrendered blow for blow. After 25 extremely thrilling minutes, the Chinese received by a cut up resolution of the judges (48–47, 47–48, 48–47).
From the third spherical, Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s brow started to swell critically, below the affect of her opponent’s highly effective blows. A swelling that pressured her to go to the hospital instantly after the battle was over.
Before, she had been very respectful in direction of her opponent throughout the interview post-fight :
I’ve felt all of the blows for the reason that third spherical. The swelling bothered me. I felt it an increasing number of, but it surely’s okay. Congratulations champion. I’m very completely satisfied that we fought properly. I used to be prepared for something, we put out an unimaginable efficiency. I’m happy with myself and my workforce. We have labored so laborious. Two to thrice a day, 13 occasions every week, for the previous 9 weeks. Thank you all for coming to assist me, see you quickly. I behave like a champion, with or with out the belt.
Joanna Jędrzejczyk was simply discharged from the hospital, in accordance to her workforce. No important accidents, they stated. Here she is leaving moments in the past. 📷 @gldlxpic.twitter.com/y58z4EjMx5
– Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 8, 2020
More concern than hurt then, even when his accidents had been very actual. And let’s additionally keep in mind that in MMA some are able to hurt themselves simply to exhibit.