UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang is officially set to defend her title against former 115-pound champ Rose Namajunas.
The UFC confirmed late Monday the five-round bout will join a women’s flyweight title fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Jessica Andradeat UFC 261 on April 24.
A classic in the making!
Zhang Weili faces @RoseNamajunas at #UFC261. pic.twitter.com/QI1CwnGhng— UFC (@ufc) March 9, 2021
Zhang (21-1) is coming off a thrilling split decision victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 one year ago, a fight widely considered the greatest fight in women’s mixed martial arts history.
Namajunas (9-4) avenged a previous loss to Andrade in her most recent fight, taking home a three-round split decision win at UFC 251 in July.
A location for the event has yet to be determined. The UFC has been hosting events either at their UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas or on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi for the past 10 months.