Zhang Weili, China’s first and only UFC champion, is agonizing over her second shot of a coronavirus vaccine because she wants nothing to disrupt preparations for her title defense.
The 30-year-old puts her strawweight belt on the line for the second time when she faces Rose “Thug” Namajunas at UFC 261 in Florida on April 24.
Zhang who boasts a 21-1 win-loss MMA record, said that she had the first shot of a vaccine against the coronavirus but not yet the second one necessary for full effectiveness.
“I didn’t have any reaction to the first shot, but those who had the second shot said there would be a reaction,” said Zhang, who was speaking to AFP via video call from her train…
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