5 big UFC fights to look forward to this summer
With no more UFC shows until June, the summer is about to be well and truly upon the world’s biggest MMA promotion, and thankfully, there’s plenty to look forward to.
Across the summer of 2022, we’ve got a number of huge UFC fights to look forward to, including a number of epic-sounding title bouts.
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Of course, whether these fights live up to the hype inside the octagon is another thing entirely, but fans across the world will be hoping that they do.
With this in mind, here are five huge UFC fights to look forward to this summer.
#5. Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Weili Zhang 2 – UFC 275
The first pay-per-view of the summer comes in early June in the form of UFC 275, and while the event does have two title bouts scheduled, there’s a chance that a non-title main card bout may well steal the show entirely.
That fight will see Joanna Jedrzejczyk face off against Weili Zhang in a rematch of their epic encounter in 2020, a fight that saw the two strawweights throw an insane 783 strikes at one another before Zhang was awarded a razor-close decision win.
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Here's the razor close data for Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
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A lot has changed since then, as ‘Magnum’ dropped her title to Rose Namajunas in early 2021 and then failed to regain it in a rematch. Jedrzejczyk, meanwhile, suffered so much damage in her first fight with Zhang that she hasn’t fought since.
Will that give the Polish striker the edge in this rematch? It’s definitely possible. Prior to her losses to Namajunas, Zhang hadn’t been defeated since her MMA debut in 2013, and so it’s hard to tell how she’ll bounce back.
Jedrzejczyk, meanwhile, may be re-energized after such a long break – but there’s also a chance that she could well return with some cage rust. It’s definitely hard to say, which makes this fight even more intriguing.
Overall, even if they don’t match the original – and over three rounds rather than five, that might be tricky – there’s a chance that this could be another classic, making it a must-see clash this summer.