Zhang Mingyang has 19 finishes in 19 wins, which incorporates 9 straight stoppages by means of knockout/technical knockout. Former gentle heavyweight title challenger, Anthony Smith, joined that rising listing of victims within the UFC Kansas Metropolis co-main occasion final weekend in Missouri.
That was most likely not the best way “Lionheart’ wished to retire from fight sports activities.
The end over Smith left Mingyang, nonetheless simply 26, at 4-0 below the UFC banner. Extra importantly, it put “Mountain Tiger” able to name for stiffer competitors — a possibility he didn’t waste when cameras have been rolling backstage at T-Cellular Middle in Kansas Metropolis.
“Subsequent struggle, I need Jiri Prochazka,” Mingyang instructed Full Ship via his translator. “I watched your struggle in Singapore, and also you received your belt in that struggle. I like your fashion. I respect your warrior spirit. Now, though you aren’t champion anymore, I wish to struggle you, to check myself.”
Mingyang additionally boasts three straight “Efficiency of the Evening” bonuses.
Regardless of the “Mountain Tiger’s” success, Prochazka could also be unwilling to threat his spot on the 205-pound leaderboard. “BJP” is at the moment ranked No. 2 within the gentle heavyweight division and contemporary off his knockout end over former champion Jamahal Hill on the UFC 311 pay-per-view (PPV) occasion again in January.
UFC matchmakers ought to have a solution for us within the coming weeks.
