Weili, on UFC 261 bout with Namajunas

Zhang Weili and Rose Namajunas battle for the women's strawweight title on the undercard at Saturday's UFC 261.

Weili is coming off of the 2020 fight of the year, a split decision victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk in UFC 248 that defended her belt and raised her record to 21-1-0. Her American opponent for this title defense, Namajunas, is 10-4-0.

Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal's welterweight title fight headlines the event, with Valentina Shevchenko and Jessica Andrade also facing off for the women's flyweight belt.