One of the best fights of all time, and the consensus pick for best women’s fight of all time, is headed to the UFC Hall of Fame later this year.
During Saturday’s UFC 326 broadcast, promotion officials announced that Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Weili Zhang from UFC 248 in March of 2020 would be inducted into the promotion’s Hall of Fame, in the Fight Wing as part of the Class of 2026.
The bout saw Jedrzejczyk challenging China’s Zhang for her old women’s strawweight title; Zhang came out the winner, in a dangerously close split decision. The bout also saw a massive hematoma form on Jedrzejczyk’s head, but that didn’t stop her from finishing the bout.
“The fight between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Zhang Weili at UFC 248 is one of the greatest fights I’ve ever seen,” said UFC President & CEO Dana White in a press release distributed in conjunction with Saturday’s announcement. “This fight was incredible. You had two talented savages that wanted the strawweight title more than anything and neither one of them backed down during this fight. I knew this was going to be a badass fight and it absolutely delivered. Congrats to Joanna and Weili on a fight that will always be remembered!”
The pair would rematch at UFC 272 two years later, in a non-title affair that Zhang won via spinning back fist.
Jedrzejczyk was previously inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame’s Modern Wing in 2024 for her career efforts. While Jedrzejczyk has retired, Zhang remains an active part of the UFC roster.
