Video: Zhang Weili shows insane strength by hoisting ‘293lbs’ Francis Ngannou over her shoulder

Zhang Weili is a force to be reckoned with, a real freak of nature. The former UFC strawweight champion, who weighs just 115 pounds,…

By: Lewis McKeever | 11 months ago
Video: Zhang Weili shows insane strength by hoisting ‘293lbs’ Francis Ngannou over her shoulder
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Zhang Weili is a force to be reckoned with, a real freak of nature.

The former UFC strawweight champion, who weighs just 115 pounds, wowed Francis Ngannou after hoisting the 293 lbs. heavyweight over her shoulder during a recent gym session that was caught on camera and uploaded to Twitter.

Ngannou was worried Zhang would injure herself trying to lift him but the No. 2-ranked strawweight and Fight Ready product barely broke a sweat.

Needless to say, ‘The Predator’s’ reaction was priceless.

“I can’t believe that [Weili] just picked me up like I wasn’t 293lbs,” Ngannou, the reigning UFC heavyweight champion, wrote. “I didn’t want her to do it I was scared of her hurting her back and was trying to explain this to her….then found myself suddenly up in the air. … Her strength ratio is through the roof.”

Zhang will look to reclaim the strawweight championship when she takes on current champ Carla Esparza in a 115-pound title bout at UFC 281, featuring Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira as the main event. The highly anticipated pay-per-view takes place Saturday, Nov. 12, at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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