Following a one week break to let the fallout from UFC 241 settle, the UFC is back to close out its torrid summer schedule with the organization’s first trip to Shenzhen, China.
Headlined by women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade defending her title against surging Chinese contender Zhang Weili, this weekend’s card also features Brazilian welterweight Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos putting his seven-fight winning streak on the line against the consistently improving Li Jingliang and a handful of matchups that will provide further clarity about where a few promising hopefuls sit within their respective divisions.
As is often the case with these international events, Saturday’s event at Shenzhen Universade Sports Centre Arena represents an opportunity to get a closer look at a collection of relative newcomers looking to make an imprint on the UFC audience as the 2019 calendar hits the home stretch.