Zhang Weili came up short in her pursuit of history at UFC 322 . Weili vacated the strawweight championship in an attempt to move up and capture flyweight gold against legendary champion Valentina Shevchenko, but she was never able to get her gameplan going as Shevchenko's size and wrestling was simply too much as she cruised to a dominant decision victory in New York City's Madison Square Garden.

Shevchenko's size advantage looked clear as the fight began, but Weili looked as though her intention was to use her speed and movement to get in and get out. Weili's aggression proved to create a stumbling block in the opening round as her attempt to charge in to strike led to Shevchenko scoring a takedown and ending up in top position on the ground. Weili was able to scramble to her feet wit

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