The UFC’s first Asian champion Zhang Weili poses after a training session in Beijing. Photo: AFP The UFC’s first Asian champion Zhang Weili poses after a training session in Beijing. Photo: AFP
The UFC’s first Asian champion Zhang Weili poses after a training session in Beijing. Photo: AFP
Martial Arts /  Mixed Martial Arts

UFC: Zhang Weili thanks veteran Diego Sanchez for lamenting ‘ignorant jokes’ and ‘stupid posts’ about the deadly coronavirus

  • Strawweight champion Zhang Weili grateful to the veteran fighter Diego Sanchez for standing up for the ‘human tragedy’
  • Sanchez calls out ‘American Instagram community’ for double standards between reaction to the outbreak and other events

Topic |   Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Andrew McNicol
Andrew McNicol

Updated: 6:15pm, 3 Feb, 2020

Why you can trust SCMP
The UFC’s first Asian champion Zhang Weili poses after a training session in Beijing. Photo: AFP The UFC’s first Asian champion Zhang Weili poses after a training session in Beijing. Photo: AFP
The UFC’s first Asian champion Zhang Weili poses after a training session in Beijing. Photo: AFP
READ FULL ARTICLE