The UFC APEX is set to host a UFC championship double header on April 24. The event was already scheduled to feature UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko defending her title against Jessica Andrade. And now it has added Weili Zhang defending her UFC strawweight title versus Rose Namajunas.
The UFC officially announced the bout, which has been rumoured to be in the works for months, yesterday on Twitter.
A classic in the making!
Zhang Weili faces @RoseNamajunas at #UFC261. pic.twitter.com/QI1CwnGhng— UFC (@ufc) March 9, 2021Zhang was last seen in the Octagon on March 7, 2020.