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China MMA champion Zhang Weili faces family pressure to find a partner, go on blind dates

Alice Yan · South China Morning Post
Published 6 Nov 2026, 1:36 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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China’s first UFC champion recently shared that her family has been pressuring her to get married, but she is afraid to use her real name on dating websites for fear of revealing her identity. Thirty-six-year-old mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Zhang Weili discussed her difficulties finding a boyfriend during an interview with mainland influencer Papi Jiang (known in English as Pepi Sauce) in late October. The interview has received a total of 230,000 likes and more than 10,000 comments across...

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