UFC 275 results, highlights: Zhang Weili knocks out Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk put on a thrilling fight tied together by an emotional retirement. Jedrzejczyk announced she was stepping away from mixed martial arts after suffering a highlight-reel knockout loss to Zhang at UFC 275.

Zhang vs. Jedrzejczyk is a recipe for thrilling violence, simple as that. Their first fight at UFC 248 ranks as one of the greatest fights in history regardless of gender.

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Jedrzejczyk looked sharp on the feet in Round 1, dropping Zhang with a leg kick early. Zhang took complete control of the fight once she engaged in grappling, however.

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Zhang wrapped up Jedrzejczyk against the fence and mauled her with strikes. The Chinese powerhouse scored multiple takedowns and punished Jedrzejczyk with ground-and-pound.

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It looked momentarily like the referee might step in as Zhang reigned blows from full mount. Jedrzejczyk rejected the idea and scrambled to freedom.

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Jedrzejczyk landed a big blow in the closing seconds, but Zhang caught a kick and dumped Jedrzejczyk to cap off the frenetic first five minutes.

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Zhang (22-3) challenged UFC women's strawweight champion Carla Esparza to a title fight in neutral territory in Abu Dhabi.

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Jedrzejczyk (16-5) also spoke with Cormier post-fight. The former strawweight champion confessed that her head was still ringing as she announced her retirement from the sport.

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UFC president White previously stated that the winner of Zhang vs. Jedrzejczyk 2 will fight Esparza for the strawweight title. Jedrzejczyk retires as an acclaimed former champion.

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She successfully defended her strawweight crown five times against Jessica Andrade, Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Claudia Gadehla, among others.

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