The UFC’s strawweight title is on the line. Carla Esparza, the first ever 115 lb champion in the company, is looking to out-do her first reign as champ by successfully defending the belt against her challenger: Zhang Weili.
Esparza comes into this fight off the back of her split decision win over Rose Namajunas to clinch the championship. Zhang’s last fight was a phenomenal TKO win over former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
This post will cover all the action from Esparza vs. Zhang as both women look to prove worthy of being two-time champions in the UFC.
UFC 281 is a standard PPV.