UFC Champ Zhang Weili starts isolation at hotel after return from US

Beijing: UFC Champion Zhang Weili is in a 14-day mandatory isolation at a hotel in Tianjin, China, after being stranded in US more than 40 days ago.

"Everything was fine on our way back home. Temperature was normal. Though it's really a little bit boring here in a hotel, I feel safe now," said Zhang during her online broadcast on Tuesday, reports Xinhua news agency.

The 29-year-old was crowned China's first ever UFC champion in August 2019, and defeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk in Las Vegas last month to retain her strawweight belt.

Zhang could hardly sleep because of the excitement for going back home. Her team got up at four o'clock and drove five hours to travel to Los Angeles, United States. During the 13-hour flight, the whole team were protected from head to toe.

"I didn't drink or eat anything before arriving at hotel on Monday evening. Everyone on the plane and in the airport were very nice and said 'welcome back home' to us. I can tell that everything was well prepared and arranged to protect us. I was so moved." IANS

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