Zhang Weili is now not the UFC strawweight champion.
Within the blockbuster bit introduced by Dana White on Thursday, Chang has formally left the 115 pound title and is rising to problem flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko. The world’s prime P4P feminine fighters line up in Madison Sq. Backyard, the world’s most well-known enviornment, at UFC 322 on Saturday, November fifteenth.
After knocking Tatiana Suarez at hand in February, Chang expressed curiosity within the ascent, believing that she had completed the whole lot she had set within the Strawweight division. Now, “Magnum” will get her want when she co-mained one of many largest combat playing cards with one of many best feminine fighters the game has ever seen.
Shevchenko will enter a match that may seem in a stellar present with Manon Fiorot at UFC 315 in Might. It was her first protection since kickstarting her second reign as a flyweight champion. “Bullet” regained the crown late final yr, beating Alexa Grasso in a Las Vegas sphere trilogy.
White publicizes combat to crown a brand new strawweight champion
As for the way forward for the strawweight title, followers do not have to attend lengthy to see the rise of the brand new champions.
White additionally revealed on October twenty fifth that Mackenzie Dern will face top-ranked contender Virna Jandiroba in UFC 321.
Dern vs. Jandiroba will function a rematch within the December 2022 conflict at UFC 256. That evening, Dern was headed by an unanimous resolution. Since then, Jandilova has gone 6-1 throughout the Octagon, together with a press release victory over Amanda Lemos and Jan Sianan.
Dern gained two of the final three and entered the match after beating Crazy Godines and extra lately Amandari Bass.
