“I rank Valentina Shevchenko in third place,” she said, respectfully.
“First place is Ronda Rousey, because she won the first-ever women’s belt. And then second place is Amanda Nunes, because she has belts from two different divisions, and she defended her belt 11 times. And I rank Shevchenko number three.”
Some might suggest that Zhang’s divisional dominance at 115 pounds should put her in that same group, but she modestly said that it’s not her place to decide whether she belongs among that illustrious company.
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“For myself, I think I’m still a student, still learning, and I’m trying to be the best,” she said.
“It’s not really based on your own evaluation. It’s really about how the fans, how the audience, how everybody else, ranks you.”
