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UFC 268: Zhang Weili sends fans inspirational message after Rose Namajunas rematch loss
- Namajunas defeated Zhang by split decision in Madison Square Garden co-headliner, dashing Chinese star’s strawweight title dreams
- Former champion seems undeterred, vowing ‘our fight continues’ and insisting ‘this is only the beginning’
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Chinese MMA superstar Zhang Weili has shared an inspirational message with her fans following a razor-close split decision loss to strawweight champion Rose Namajunas at Saturday night’s UFC 268 card in New York City.
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Zhang’s decision loss to Namajunas marked her second-straight setback against the American, after succumbing to a first-round knockout at UFC 261 in April.
While “Magnum” (21-3) now finds herself on treacherous terrain, with two losses to her division‘s reigning champion, her eyes remain on the prize.
The 32-year-old promised to keep pushing toward the strawweight title in an Instagram post published not long after UFC 268 concluded.
“I played to my strength, I believe you also saw my efforts,” Zhang wrote. “There are no easy champions in the UFC ring, and in the Octagon it all comes down to merit. That‘s what a great movie is about. There’s no foreshadowing, there’s no meandering storyline, how can there be a perfect ending?”
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