Henry Cejudo is one of the most decorated combat sports athletes of all time. He has held both the UFC flyweight and bantamweight titles, as well as an Olympic gold medal in freestyle wrestling.
Naturally, Cejudo has been imparting his high level wrestling skills to Zhang Weili. According to a recent report from ESPN, ‘Triple C’ also took it upon himself to assist Zhang with the mental side of preparation.
ESPN’s Marc Raimondi revealed the following as a part of Zhang’s preparation:
This is certainly a somewhat extreme measure to take. However, Zhang Weili has previously stated that the crowds’ American bias severely impacted her mental state going into the first Namajunas fight.
Zhang Weili vs. Rose Namajunas 2
At UFC 268, Zhang Weili will have the opportunity to not only get a win back over Rose Namajunas, but also win back her strawweight title. The first fight ended in a shock knockout after Namajunas landed a clean kick to Zhang’s jaw in the first round.
The result could not have been more decisive. However, due to the nature of the flash KO, a fight dynamic was never established. This meant that fans never truly saw whose skillset was better attributed to winning the fight over a longer stretch of time.
There is always a chance Namajunas will land an early finish again but, if she does not, it is still open for debate as to who will come out on top.
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