“More GANGSTER than all of them” – Fans shower love to Li Jingliang after he agrees to fight opponent 10 pounds heavier than him

“More GANGSTER than all of them” – Fans shower love to Li Jingliang after he agrees to fight opponent 10 pounds heavier than him

Li Jingliang

You rarely get to see fighters like Li Jingliang. The Chinese fighter has absolutely won everyone’s hearts over in the lead-up to the UFC 279 pay-per-view card.

Li Jingliang was offered the biggest matchup of his career against the UFC legend, Tony Ferguson for the upcoming pay-per-view event. However, things really haven’t gone Jingliang’s way the entire week. From not being able to show off his AMAZING suit at the press conference to passing up on the Tony Ferguson fight for an impromptu Daniel Rodriguez fight, the Leech has been on an emotional rollercoaster.

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While many would have passed on the offer to fight a fighter 10 pounds heavier than him on short notice, Li turned out to be a real savior by agreeing to replace Kevin Holland in the D-Rod fight. The Chinese fighter has truly won the fans over with his wholesome moment with former rival Khamzat Chimaev, to posing for a very stunning suit picture, saving Tony Ferguson from tripping over the wire, and now agreeing to fight Rodriguez on short notice.

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Fight fans are the best when it comes to showing love to fighters who give their all to make sure the fans get their entertainment. It all started with Khamzat missing weight for his fight against Diaz which then led to a domino effect of the Leech having to take on Daniel from the same card in a sudden matchup.

Related: WATCH! Khamzat Chimaev and Li Jingliang share a respectful moment during the first meeting since their fight at UFC 267

Fans hail Li Jingliang as the “true savior” of the UFC 279 main card

Li Jingliang
Li Jingliang

Kevin Holland, Jingliang, and Daniel Rodriguez are getting all the praise in the world for adjusting and stepping up to fight the newly proposed matchups at the last moment. The Leech of all three is getting the most praise because of how amazing the fighter has been throughout the UFC 279 fight week. Dillon Danis, the notorious former MMA fighter of all made sense when it came to the praise Jingliang deserved.

Li was initially scheduled to take on Ferguson in the co-main event but will now fight Daniel Rodriguez who was 10 pounds heavier than him during the weigh-ins on the third fight of the main card. There is no doubt the entire T-Mobile arena will be chanting and cheering for the Leech as he walks out to the octagon. Check out some of the fans’ reactions ahead of the event.

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