北京時間3月8日,UFC(終極格鬥)中國首位冠軍張偉麗在UFC248站女子草量級衛冕戰上,以點勝擊敗波蘭選手、前草量級冠軍喬安娜·耶德爾澤西克(Joanna Jedrzejczyk),這是她的第21場連勝。
China's first-ever UFC world champion Zhang Weili defended her strawweight title with split decision victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk in Las Vegas on Saturday.
美國拉斯維加斯當地時間3月7日,終極格鬥中國首位冠軍張偉麗以點勝擊敗波蘭挑戰者喬安娜,衛冕女子草量級冠軍。
獲勝後,在回應此前遭受的來自對手的歧視時,張偉麗強忍淚水說道,「我的祖國有疫情,我經過好幾個國家才來到這裡,希望我的國家渡過疫情。現在疫情已經是全人類的事了,希望大家一起戰勝疫情。」
"It's been a very hard way to come here since the coronavirus outbreak. My country and my people are fighting against the virus bravely. Since the virus is spreading worldwide, I just want to say that we can win this fight. And together we will!" said Zhang.
Amid standing ovations from the Vegas crowd, Zhang was declared the 48-47 winner on two judges' cards, while Jedrzejczyk won 48-47 on the third, as China held on to its first UFC belt on International Women's Day.
在拉斯維加斯現場觀眾的歡呼聲中,張偉麗獲得兩名裁判的48∶47的打分,喬安娜獲得一個48∶47,中國選手獲得了國際婦女節當天的首個UFC冠軍。
這場比賽也被國外知名格鬥網站MMA Weekly盛讚為「UFC史上最偉大的冠軍賽之一(one of the greatest championship fights)」。
賽後,面對鏡頭,喬安娜對張偉麗讚不絕口,她指著自己的額頭說道,「你看看我的額頭,我現在還有點暈乎,這足以證明她打得很好,雖然有些遺憾,但她真的做得很好,恭喜你,冠軍。」
賽後採訪階段,張偉麗表示,「其實我也不知道我能不能拿下,但我拼盡全力,可以贏得比賽我非常高興,在這個八角籠裡,我覺得所有人都值得尊重」。
而對於喬安娜在賽前的那些垃圾話,她表示,「我不希望在八角籠裡說垃圾話,在這裡,我們都是武者,需要互相尊重,需要給孩子們一個好的榜樣,我們是冠軍,不是暴君。」
"All fighters deserve respect from one another in the octagon. I don't like people hitting each other with trash talk."
"I don't like any rubbish words in the cage. We should be a model to our descendants. We are champions, not tyrants," Zhang said following her victory.
正值全球疫情擴散階段,張偉麗也表達了對所有人的關心,「我這次來這邊比賽真的特別不容易,我的祖國現在有疫情,我經過了好幾個國家才來到這裡,我希望我的國家趕緊渡過疫情,但是現在疫情已經不是中國人的事兒了,是全人類的事兒,我希望大家共同努力,戰勝疫情。」
"It's a tough journey for me to be here today at a tough time for my country," said Zhang, who was forced to take detours to Thailand and Abu Dhabi before arriving in the States due to virus prevention measures.
"Now the virus situation is not just affecting China but the whole world. I hope everybody in the world can stand together to fight the virus with an united effort."