This Saturday’s UFC Vegas 27 event will feature two top five-ranked strawweights in the co-main event showdown. Yan Xiaonan vs. Carla Esparza will have two women who are both on winning streaks and are both looking to get the next title shot against Rose Namajunas.
Yan Xiaonan (13-1-0, 1 NC)
Yan Xiaonan was born in Shenyang, Liaoning, China, started fighting professional MMA in 2009 and has a background in Sanda. Her lone loss was in her third MMA fight way back in 2010. In the UFC, Xiaonan has held a perfect 6-0 record thus far in the strawweight division and will be looking to keep it that way in Yan Xiaonan vs Carla Esparza.