China’s Li Jingliang celebrates his win over Bobby Nash in the welterweight division at UFC Fight Night in 2017 in Denver, Colorado. Photo: Getty Images
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The Takedown
UFC and China: make Conor McGregor v Li ‘The Leech’ Jingliang happen to break market
- Chinese women such as strawweight champion Zhang Weili are at elite level, but men are not holding up their end of the bargain
- Irishman has shown his willingness to promote a gimmick for money so why not take on China’s best fighter?
China’s Li Jingliang celebrates his win over Bobby Nash in the welterweight division at UFC Fight Night in 2017 in Denver, Colorado. Photo: Getty Images
