Their first meeting was viewed as arguably the greatest female
fight of all-time. Now, Weili Zhang
and Joanna
Jedrzejczyk will get a second act in June.
UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell informed
ESPN that Zhang and Jedrzejczyk have verbally agreed to square
off at
UFC 275 on June 11 in Singapore. Bout agreements will be sent
out soon.
Zhang defeated Jedrzejczyk via split decision in a five-round
strawweight title bout in their first meeting at UFC 248 on March
7, 2020. It was an easy selection for Sherdog.com’s “Fight of the Year.”
Zhang has fought twice since that classic matchup. She relinquished
the 115-pound belt to Rose
Namajunas in a first-round knockout loss at UFC 261. The Fight
Ready standout received an immediate rematch and was much more
competitive, ultimately losing a split decision to Namajunas at UFC
268 this pas November. Zhang owns other notable victories against
the likes Jessica
Andrade, Tecia
Torres and Jessica
Aguilar.
Jedrzejczyk has not competed since UFC 248. The Polish star still
has promotional records for most title defenses (five) and
victories (10) in strawweight history. Jedrzejczyk’s resume
includes victories over the likes of Michelle
Waterson, Torres, Andrade, Karolina
Kowalkiewicz, Claudia Gadehla and Carla
Esparza.
UFC 275 takes place at Kallang Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore
and is headlined by a light heavyweight title tilt between Glover
Teixeira and Jiri
Prochazka. In the co-main event, Valentina
Shevchenko will defend her flyweight crown against Taila
Santos.