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<\/p>\nZhang Weili\u2019s latest Instagram posts gave MMA fans a different version of \u201cMagnum\u201d this week. The former UFC strawweight champion appeared in full makeup and a wig after working with a professional makeup artist, prompting disbelief, jokes and plenty of praise across the comments.<\/p>\n
Zhang Weili Reveals New Look After Makeup Artist Session<\/p>\n
Weili wrote, \u201cThere was a professional makeup artist who taught me to apply makeup. Trying new is not good.\u201d Her posts showed the Chinese fighter getting her hair styled in a dressing room before revealing a look far removed from the braided, competition-ready image UFC viewers know.<\/p>\n
The reaction quickly turned into a mix of shock and support. \u201cOmg so cute!!!\u201d one fan wrote, while another posted, \u201cHahahaha where is my real Weili ?! \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 but I like this style too!\u201d<\/p>\n
Some fans leaned into the contrast between the makeover and Weili\u2019s career in the cage. \u201cTo think there\u2019s a killer underneath that wig,\u201d read one comment. Another joked, \u201cNow we need to see you fight like this. New Disney princess fr.\u201d<\/p>\n
More replies focused on the power of a professional makeover rather than any mystery around the reveal. \u201cThat\u2019s not a K-pop filter guys \ud83d\ude02 she just has makeup and a wig \ud83d\ude02 yall forgot what makeup can do \ud83d\ude02,\u201d one commenter said. Another added, \u201cMMA Twitter discovering that Zhang Weili was a baddie this whole time is hilarious.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The most playful responses imagined the look becoming part of her walkout gear. \u201cIf she fought like this, she\u2019d be bigger than McGregor,\u201d one fan said, while another wrote, \u201cLol she\u2019s so dangerous but she just wants to do hot girl shit.\u201d Other replies included, \u201cHear me out!!!!!!,\u201d \u201cis it possible to learn this sorcery,\u201d and \u201cShe cute af period.\u201d<\/p>\n
Weili is 36 and owns a 26-4 professional MMA record. She became the UFC\u2019s first champion from China in 2019, reclaimed the strawweight belt in 2022, then recorded title defenses against Amanda Lemos, Yan Xiaonan and Tatiana Suarez before vacating the 115-pound title for a flyweight challenge.<\/p>\n Her most recent fight came at UFC 322 in November 2025, when Valentina Shevchenko won a unanimous decision in their flyweight title<\/a> bout. Weili has remained out of the Octagon since, leaving fans watching<\/a> for word on her next move while she spends time showing a lighter side away from fight camp.<\/p>\n The new look has done its job as it reminded fans that the fighter who built a reputation through pressure, striking and grappling can have fun with a makeover too. The comments may be divided between disbelief and admiration, but almost everyone agrees the reveal caught them off guard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zhang Weili\u2019s latest Instagram posts gave MMA fans a different version of \u201cMagnum\u201d this week. The former UFC…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":818940,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-818939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=818939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/818940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=818939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=818939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=818939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gettyimages-2246594133-612x612-1.jpg\")
NEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 NOVEMBER 13: Zhang Weili of China is seen on stage during the UFC 322<\/a> Press Conference at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on November 13, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n![\"Weili](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Weili-Zhang-1024x678.jpeg\")
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