Tie Quan Zhang with Ruy. Photo: personal archive.

GRACIEMAG.com previously warned about Tie Quan Zhang (here), a Ruy Menezes black belt with slick ground skills on China Top Team. Unbeaten in seventeen fights, the Chinese fighter most often relies on his submission savvy to end his bouts. That’s how it went at WEC 51 on September 30, when he quickly put away Pablo Garza on his promotional debut.

“He won by guillotine at 2:26 min. Now he’ll be back in the WE on December 16 in Phoenix against Daniel “Danny Boy” Downes. Tie Quan has seventeen fights on his record and is undefeated,” comments trainer Ruy Menezes.

“He’s the first fighter from China to sign a WEC contract and we’ll probably put an athlete into the UFC in the first half of 2011,” adds the coach.

The guillotine in the WEC. Photo: Josh Hedges

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Tie Quan Zhang com Ruy. Foto: arquivo pessoal.

GRACIEMAG.com já havia avisado sobre Tie Quan Zhang (leia aqui), atleta bom de chão do faixa-preta de Jiu-Jitsu Ruy Menezes, na China Top Team.  Invicto em 17 lutas, o chinês costuma finalizar seus combates. Foi assim no WEC 51, no dia 30 de setembro, quando definiu rapidamente contra Pablo Garza na estreia pela organização.   

“Ele ganhou com uma guilhotina aos 2min26s. Agora voltará ao WEC no dia 16 de dezembro, em Phoenix, contra Daniel “Danny Boy” Downes. O Tie Quan tem 17 lutas de MMA e está invicto”, comenta o treinador Ruy Menezes.   

“Ele foi o primeiro chinês a assinar contrato com o WEC e provavelmente colocarei um atleta no UFC no primeiro semestre de 2011.”, completa o treinador. 

A guilhotina no WEC. Foto: Josh Hedges

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