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UFC Champ Zhang Says Acting 'Experiment' and Fighting Not so Different
- Zhang Weili, China's UFC champion aged 35, has acted in an art-house film whose wider release, initially set for April, has been postponed.
- She received the script while preparing for a title defence and took on the role despite initial reluctance, drawn by the character A Xi.
- Zhang cannot speak in the film and had to express emotions using eye contact and body language, using her fighting experience to develop richer physical expression.
- Director Li praised Zhang's performance as truly astonishing and Zhang said repeated takes taught her patience, similar to enduring longer fight training sessions.
- Zhang views acting as an experiment connected to fighting, finds the experience interesting, and has applied lessons from filming back to her MMA training.
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UFC champ Zhang says acting 'experiment' and fighting not so different
China's UFC champion Zhang Weili said her recent foray into art-house cinema has been "really interesting" and thinks MMA and acting have more in common than one might expect.
UFC champ Zhang says acting ‘experiment’ and fighting not so different
China's UFC champion Zhang Weili said her recent foray into art-house cinema has been "really interesting" and thinks MMA and acting have more in common than one might expect. Zhang co-stars as a fisherwoman with mutism in After Typhoon, a feminist indie film exploring themes of sexual assault and friendship by award-winning director Li Yu.
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