On January 28, "Golden-winged Roc" Zhang Lipeng will compete again in the ONE Championship. As a famous Chinese MMA player, Zhang Lipeng's explosive playing style has always been loved by martial arts fans, and he is also the first Chinese boxer to win the championship in the UFC Ultimate Fighter program.
In August 2021, Zhang Lipeng made his debut in the ONE Championship, and in the first match, he fought against philippine Sanda star Flayan. Although Zhang Lipeng has not competed for two years, he successfully suppressed Flayan with his outstanding performance in the match against Flayan and won the final victory. However, since then, Zhang Lipeng has not fought in the ring again, although only one game has been played in 2021, but from the performance point of view, Zhang Lipeng's state has remained quite good.
Zhang Lipeng's opponent in this game is Ulu from Kyrgyzstan, who has played many games in China before, defeating many masters such as Iblagrad and Shaylan in the ring of Jingwumen, with good strength and undefeated against China. In 2021, Ulu came to the ring of the ONE Championship and achieved a record of 1 win and 1 loss. Although Ulu is not well known, from the past achievements, his strength cannot be underestimated, and it is not an easy challenge for Zhang Lipeng.
Now the ONE Championship lightweight (77 kg) overlord Lee Seung-yong was defeated by South Korean boxer Yoon Yu-lai to lose the gold belt, although Yin Yulai won the gold belt, but the game did not show a strong dominance, the veteran king Aoki Makoto is also because of his age, has long been out of the peak. For zhang Lipeng, 31, it is the age of the year of the fight.
Zhang Lipeng (left) Flayan (right)
Wu wu also interviewed Zhang Lipeng, and Zhang Lipeng showed great confidence in preparing for the battle. He said he was training very well on a daily basis.
Wulu has played many matches in China and has never lost against Chinese boxers, so Zhang Lipeng is also familiar with him. Zhang Lipeng admits that Ulu's level is very high, whether it is standing or wrestling, including the ground, so it is a very well-rounded player. However, he planned to end Ulu in the first and second rounds.
Previously, Zhang Lipeng had called out the famous Japanese player Makoto Aoki, and received a response to the policy front. Zhang Lipeng also plans to continue to challenge Makoto Aoki after winning this game, no matter how many games he wins, Aoki Makoto is also his goal. Zhang Lipeng believes that the light competition in his ONE championship is very fierce, the top five players are particularly strong, and the playing style is very comprehensive, and he still needs to improve his strength.
Zhang Lipeng's goal in 2022 is to enter the top five of the ONE Championship, and I believe that many martial arts fans will think that Zhang Lipeng's goal is conservative, and he has the strength to compete for the championship. Therefore, the defeat of Ulu is very important for Zhang Lipeng, from the statistics of the extranet, Ulu has defeated five Chinese boxers, in the last game, Ulu strongly defeated Bicester to win the first victory in the ONE Championship, showing a strong wrestling strength and ground suppression, Zhang Lipeng will not be easy in this battle. We also look forward to Zhang Lipeng's first battle in 2022, which can be won and successful.