Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-08-19, good mma bout: Weili Zhang vs Amanda Lemos gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2023).
Lemos vs Zhang is scheduled to take place Saturday, August 19th, at the TD Garden in Boston (Massachusetts, United States), in a 5-round women’s strawweight (115 lbs, 52 kg) bout; it is valid for the UFC women’s strawweight championship (Weili’s first defense); undercard of Aljamain Sterling vs Sean O’Malley – UFC 292. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Weili Zhang record
The Ufc champ Weili Zhang entered this fight with a pro mma record of 23-3-0 (83% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s strawweight in the world.
She lost two consecutive fights in 2021, both against Rose Namajunas (4-stars fight, Weili Zhang vs Rose Namajunas I and Rose Namajunas vs Weili Zhang II), but then she has beat Joanna Jedrzejczyk (Weili Zhang vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk 2) and Carla Esparza (Carla Esparza vs Weili Zhang).
Among the best fights of Zhang we suggest also these two, both rated with four stars:
- Jessica Andrade vs Weili Zhang (also ranked in the top 10 Users’ mma Fights of the Year 2019)
- Zhang Weili vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk I
Amanda Lemos record
Her opponent, Amanda Lemos, has a record of 13-2-1 (85% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.8 in the women’s strawweight division.
She fought three times last year losing to Jessica Andrade (Amanda Lemos vs Jessica Andrade) and beating Michelle Waterson (Amanda Lemos vs Michelle Waterson) and Marina Rodriguez (Marina Rodriguez vs Amanda Lemos).
Lemos’ next fight: Amanda Lemos vs Mackenzie Dern
Fight card
Here is the UFC 292 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Aljamain Sterling vs Sean O’Malley
Weili Zhang vs Amanda Lemos
Neil Magny vs Ian Garry
Da’Mon Blackshear vs Mario Bautista
Marlon Vera vs Pedro Munhoz
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Brad Tavares vs Chris Weidman
Gregory Rodrigues vs Denis Tiuliulin
Austin Hubbard vs Kurt Holobaugh
Brad Katona vs Cody Gibson
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on SPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Gerald Meerschaert vs Andre Petroski
Natalia Silva vs Andrea Lee
Karine Silva vs Maryna Moroz
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 292 countdown Weili Zhang vs Amanda Lemos, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Weili Zhang vs Amanda Lemos as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights – Spanish
Result
Who won Zhang vs Lemos fight?
Weili Zhang defeated Amanda Lemos via unanimous decision. Scores were 50–43, 50–44, 49–45.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 292 post-fight octagon interview of Weili Zhang and Amanda Lemos.