INFO BITES
Fight to the finish
In a match that was called “one of the greatest fights I’ve ever seen in my life” by fight commentator (评论员) Joe Rogan, Chinese MMA (mixed martial arts, 综合格斗) fighter Zhang Weili beat Polish fighter Joanna Jedrzejczyk on March 7.
Zhang, 30, and Jedrzejczyk, 32, squared off (打斗) in Las Vegas, with Zhang successfully defending her strawweight (草量级) UFC (终极格斗冠军赛) title. The fight was highly anticipated, as both women are known as top fighters among their peers.
Zhang’s training was cut by the novel coronavirus outbreak. It forced her to travel from Beijing to Thailand and then to Abu Dhabi before arriving in Vegas about a week later than planned, according to China Daily. Worse still, Zhang was offended (激怒) by a post on social media in which Jedrzejczyk seemed to make fun of the outbreak. In a mock poster that Jedrzejczyk posted, she wears a gas mask (防毒面具) standing behind Zhang.
Although the post was later deleted, Zhang said that she was fired up to make Jedrzejczyk pay for the tasteless joke in the octagon(八角格斗场).
In the end, Zhang scored a narrow win over Jedrzejczyk, with both ending up in the hospital due to the intensity (激烈程度) of their fight.
“All fighters deserve respect from one another in the octagon. I don' t like people hitting each other with trash talk," said Zhang following her victory. “We go for the championship with our punches (拳头) but we shall never end up being remembered as only talking with violence (暴力)."
“Now the virus situation is not just affecting China, but the whole world. I hope everybody in the world can stand together to fight the virus with a united effort,” she said.
By Mike Fuksman, 21st Century Teens staff
【小题1】In which section can we read the news?| A．OUR WORLD | B．IN BRIEF | C．INFO BITES | D．21st CENTURY |
| A．Zhang won the title for the first time |
| B．both competitors are top fighters |
| C．the fight was likely to end very soon |
| D．Zhang couldn’t defend her title |
| A．She had to get training in Vegas. |
| B．She couldn’t arrive in Vegas directly. |
| C．Jedrzejczyk posted a mock poster online. |
| D．Jedrzejczyk wore a gas mask to take part in the match. |
| A．We should listen to trash talk. |
| B．Competitors who talk trash can’t be respected. |
| C．Fighters can’t win without violence. |
| D．Everyone deserves respect. |
| A．we can read this piece of news in China Daily. |
| B．Mike Fuksman is a reporter in 21st Century Teens. |
| C．in order to win this match, Zhang kept training without break. |
| D．Only Jedrzejczyk was sent to the hospital because of the fight. |
