- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
- Title: “UFC Fight Night 157” (a.k.a. “UFC on ESPN+ 15″)
- Venue: Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre Arena, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Date: August 31, 2019
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Countries represented |
Fighters |
| Brazil |
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| China |
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| Japan | 1. Mizuki Inoue |
| Mongolia | 1. Batgerel Danaa |
| New Zealand | 1. Kai Kara-France |
| Russia |
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| South Korea |
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| United States |
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Bout #: 10 of 11 (Co-Main Event)
Blue Corner
- Name: Elizeu “Capoiera” Zaleski dos Santos
- Age: 32
- Hometown: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Gym: CM System, Curitiba
- Professional MMA record before fight night: 21 wins, 5 losses
- UFC record before fight night: 7 wins, 1 loss
- Opponents defeated in the UFC before fight night: Omari Akhmedov, Keita Nakamura, Lyman Good, Max Griffin, Sean Strickland, Luigi Vendramini, Curtis Millender
Red Corner
- Name: “The Leech” Li Jingliang
- Age: 31
- Hometown: Xinjiang, China
- Gym: China Top Team, Beijing, China
- Professional MMA record before fight night: 16 wins, 5 losses
- UFC record before fight night: 7 wins, 3 losses
- Opponents defeated in the UFC before fight night: David Michaud, Dhiego Lima, Anton Zafir, Bobby Nash, Frank Camacho, Zak Ottow, Daichi Abe, David Zawada
Result
- Division: Welterweight
- Referee: John Sharp
- Winner: LI JINGLIANG
- Method: Technical Knockout via Punches
- Time and Round: 4:50 of Round 3
In the main event of “UFC Fight Night 157,” “Magnum” Zhang Weili, 30, became the new UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion, making her the first ever UFC champion of Chinese descent. She dethroned defending champion Jéssica “Bate Estaca” Andrade, 27, of Parana, Brazil via a first-round knockout.
“UFC Fight Night 157” is the third UFC event to take place in Shenzhen. Watch the full post-fight press conference here:
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