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Cannot fight Chiesa
Li withdrew from fighting Michael Chiesa at UFC 287 because of a spinal injury, according to MMAFighting.com.
ANALYSIS
On Instagram, Li announced he suffered the spinal injury during his fight camp. It is unclear when the Chinese welterweight can return, but he will not fight at UFC 287 and could be out a while if surgery is required. So unfortunately for Li, he must wait a bit longer before getting an opportunity to avenge his split-decision loss against Daniel Rodriguez.
On Instagram, Li announced he suffered the spinal injury during his fight camp. It is unclear when the Chinese welterweight can return, but he will not fight at UFC 287 and could be out a while if surgery is required. So unfortunately for Li, he must wait a bit longer before getting an opportunity to avenge his split-decision loss against Daniel Rodriguez.
Booked for UFC 287
Jingliang will fight Michael Chiesa at UFC 287 on April 8, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Jingliang is coming off a loss in his most recent fight against Daniel Rodriguez in September. He has split his last six fights and will look to avoid dropping consecutive bouts for the first time in his career.
Jingliang is coming off a loss in his most recent fight against Daniel Rodriguez in September. He has split his last six fights and will look to avoid dropping consecutive bouts for the first time in his career.
Victim of questionable decision
Li lost to Daniel Rodriguez via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 28-29) at UFC 279 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
It's not the worst decision of all time, but if you polled everyone who watched the fight, far more people would have scored it for Li than Rodriguez. It's an especially tough break for the only fighter on this card who was stuck fighting an opponent considerably bigger than him following all the reshuffling. While Rodriguez went head hunting the entire fight, Li varied his attacks. He fired off plenty of kicks and attempted to work the body. Li also never appeared to be hurt at any point during the bout, although he did eat plenty of jabs. All that said, Li will come out of all this an even bigger star than before the week began due to his willingness to step into the Octagon against anybody, no questions asked.
It's not the worst decision of all time, but if you polled everyone who watched the fight, far more people would have scored it for Li than Rodriguez. It's an especially tough break for the only fighter on this card who was stuck fighting an opponent considerably bigger than him following all the reshuffling. While Rodriguez went head hunting the entire fight, Li varied his attacks. He fired off plenty of kicks and attempted to work the body. Li also never appeared to be hurt at any point during the bout, although he did eat plenty of jabs. All that said, Li will come out of all this an even bigger star than before the week began due to his willingness to step into the Octagon against anybody, no questions asked.
Opponent swaps to Daniel Rodriguez
Jingliang was included the trio of fights swapping opponents at Saturday's UFC 279. He will square off against Daniel Rodriguez.
ANALYSIS
Jingliang was originally scheduled to take on Tony Ferguson on the card, but a medical issue for Khamzat Chimaev that forced Chimaev to stop cutting weight resulted in a trio of opponent swaps. The final result is Jingling facing Rodriguez, while Tony Ferguson shifts to the co-main event versus Nate Diaz.
Jingliang was originally scheduled to take on Tony Ferguson on the card, but a medical issue for Khamzat Chimaev that forced Chimaev to stop cutting weight resulted in a trio of opponent swaps. The final result is Jingling facing Rodriguez, while Tony Ferguson shifts to the co-main event versus Nate Diaz.
To fight Ferguson at UFC 279
Jingliang is expected to take on Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 on Sept. 10, Marc Raimondi of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
The fight was announced during the UFC 278 post-fight press conference, and while UFC President Dana White didn't specify the weight class, it would make more sense for Ferguson to move up to welterweight than Jingliang to attempt a cut to lightweight. It's a fantastic opportunity for "The Leech," as he'll take on an incredibly popular fighter, but also one who is 38 years old and on a four-fight skid. Ferguson will have a five-inch reach advantage when the cage doors close, as well as a striking volume edge, but Jingliang will have a slight height advantage. He also has a bit more offensive wrestling in his arsenal, but he'll have to be careful there given how dangerous Ferguson can be off his back.
The fight was announced during the UFC 278 post-fight press conference, and while UFC President Dana White didn't specify the weight class, it would make more sense for Ferguson to move up to welterweight than Jingliang to attempt a cut to lightweight. It's a fantastic opportunity for "The Leech," as he'll take on an incredibly popular fighter, but also one who is 38 years old and on a four-fight skid. Ferguson will have a five-inch reach advantage when the cage doors close, as well as a striking volume edge, but Jingliang will have a slight height advantage. He also has a bit more offensive wrestling in his arsenal, but he'll have to be careful there given how dangerous Ferguson can be off his back.