China's Zhang Weili reclaims UFC strawweight champion

STORY: Zhang Weili reclaims UFC strawweight champion DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:43 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1 various of Zhang Weili fighting with Carla Esparza 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DANA WHITE, President of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG WEILI, UFC champion 4 various of Zhang Weili celebrating after the win STORYLINE: Zhang Weili reclaimed her UFC strawweight champion on Saturday night at the Madison Square Garden in New York City by defeating two-time title holder Carla Esparza. Zhang stopped Esparza by submission by a rear-naked choke at 1:05 of Round 2 when a takedown by Esparza led to a reversal by Zhang. She took Esparza's back and sank in the fight-ending submission. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DANA WHITE, President of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) "And she is awesome and I love everything about her. I love the way she fights. I love the way she trains. She's an absolute killer, and I love the fact that she loves to wi

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili of China celebrates after winning the women's strawweight title bout against Carla Esparza of the United States at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (C) of China celebrates after winning the women's strawweight title bout against Carla Esparza of the United States at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (top) of China celebrates after winning the women's strawweight title bout against Carla Esparza of the United States at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (R) of China and Carla Esparza of the United States compete during their women's strawweight title bout at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (top) of China and Carla Esparza of the United States compete during their women's strawweight title bout at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (top) of China and Carla Esparza of the United States compete during their women's strawweight title bout at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (bottom) of China and Carla Esparza of the United States compete during their women's strawweight title bout at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili of China celebrates after winning the women's strawweight title bout against Carla Esparza of the United States at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (bottom) of China and Carla Esparza of the United States compete during their women's strawweight title bout at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (C) of China celebrates after winning the women's strawweight title bout against Carla Esparza of the United States at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (R) of China and Carla Esparza of the United States compete during their women's strawweight title bout at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili of China celebrates after winning the women's strawweight title bout against Carla Esparza of the United States at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (C) of China reacts before the women's strawweight title bout against Carla Esparza of the United States at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-UFC 281-WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

(221113) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Weili (L) of China and Carla Esparza of the United States compete during their women's strawweight title bout at the UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden in New York, the United States, Nov. 12, 2022. China's first UFC champion Zhang Weili reclaimed women's strawweight champion with a second-round submission on Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on Saturday night. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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