As she deals with injuries, UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza won’t agree to a fight with Zhang Weili at UFC 281 in Abu Dhabi. Weili (22-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) scored a spinning backfist knockout that sent Joanna Jedrzejczyk into retirement earlier this month at UFC 275 and solidifed her position as the next challenger to Esparza (19-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC). After the win, Weili called for the fight to happen at the Oct. 22 event, and labeled it “fair” neutral territory
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