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Dana White explains why Weili Zhang received a title shot against Jessica Andrade

UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade will travel to China for her first title defense as she faces 19-1 contender Weili Zhang in her home country.

The matchmaking decision was met with some confusion considering Zhang is just three fights into her UFC career with her biggest win coming against Tecia Torres in her most recent outing in March.

Add to that, the UFC just embarked on a major initiative to launch a new Performance Instiitute in China, which on the surface seemed to explain why Zhang jumped the line to get a title fight against Andrade.