Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Weili Zhang were both taken to hospital after their epic five-round war UFC 248. Champion Zhang clung on to her strawweight belt after being given the nod by split decision following on the best fights in the promotion's history.
Former champion Jedrzejczyk however was left disfigured by the punishment she took over the 25-minute battle. "It doesn't matter, I carry myself as a champ with the belt or without," she said. "I was very proud of her, congrats Weili." The co-main event in Las Vegas took just seconds to ignite as both women looked for an early advantage.
Jedrzejczyk looked to weaken the champion's legs early in the opening session while both were caught by heavy punches. Zhang appeared hurt after the second
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