Chinese professional mixed martial arts veteran Lipeng Zhang’s career represents the exemplification of persistent growth that combat star hopefuls can look up to. Zhang has endured four instances of back-to-back losses, yet it has been almost nine years since he has been enmeshed in a predicament of that sort. The globetrotting combatant will square off against surging 24-year-old MMA phenom Maurice Abevi in a featured ONE on Prime Video 22 attraction this Friday at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
As Zhang makes final preparations for the showdown with Abevi under the ONE Championship banner, a look at a few of the rivalries that have helped shape his journey thus far:
Brendan O’Reilly
Zhang, winner of “The Ultimate Fighter China” in 2013, picked up his first Ultimate Fighting Championship win over O’Reilly at UFC Fight Night 48.