It appears that the winner of the Weili Zhang-Joanna Jedrzejczyk rematch will be the next No. 1 contender in the UFC strawweight division.
UFC president Dana White said in an interview with MMA Underground that the winner of the UFC 275 bout will receive a title shot against recently-crowned champion Carla Esparza.
“This would definitely be that whoever wins this will definitely fight Esparza for the title,” White said.
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Zhang and Jedrzejczyk initially squared off at at UFC 248 in March 2020.