Zhang Weili vs Amanda Lemos Prediction: Chinese Fighter to Keep the Title

On the evening of August 20th, UFC 292 takes place in the United States, with the co-main event featuring a women's bantamweight title fight. Here are the predictions for Weili Zhang vs. Amanda Lemos.

The skills of the 34-year-old are to be envied. She works competently on the ground, making her opponents surrender, and in the standing, she drops them with heavy punches.

Weili Zhang became champion for the first time in 2019 when she knocked out Jessica Andrade just 42 seconds into the first round. It looked like Magnum would be the dominant champion, but Rose Namajunas became something of a kryptonite, beating her twice.

But it took a little while for Valley to go titleless. Following the stoppage of Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Zhang choked out Carla Esparza in the second round at UFC 281 to reclaim the title.

The 36-year-old Amanda Lemos might want to buy a lottery ticket because, with her luck, she has a great chance to succeed.

Amanda is powerful, especially in the standing, but she got the title shot by sheer force of circumstance. Namajunas changed divisions, and Esparza went on maternity leave. The Chinese derby between Zhang and Xiaonan will unlikely interest American audiences, and Tatiana Suarez fought recently.

The road to a title shot opened up for Lemos alone, with victories over Michelle Waterson-Gomez and Marina Rodriguez enough for her to fight for the belt.

Lemos has a definite chance in the standup, but Amanda will be in serious trouble if the champion decides to fight. There's no telling how the Chinese woman will fight, as she can take the chopping with great relish. Both girls fight hard and desperately, so in all likelihood, we will see an early end to the fight.