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    PEOPLE & POINTS

    Jan 05, 2023 3 minutes

    TOP 10 CHINESE ATHLETES OF 2022

    Zhang Weili, a mixed martial artist, was selected as one of the top 10 Chinese athletes for 2022 by Xinhua News Agency, the country’s national news agency.

    Zhang, China’s first-ever Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) world champion, reclaimed her UFC strawweight crown at the age of 32 in November last year, defeating two-time title holder Carla Esparza from the U.S.

    She began training as a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter in 2013. In 2019, she became China’s first UFC world champion when she won the strawweight belt. In 2022, she also won Women’s MMA Fighter of the Year 2022 titles from several international sports media.

    Other athletes who

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