According to ESPN and a number of foreign media reports, both sides of the competition between Former Chinese UFC Grassweight Champion Zhang Weili vs "Alien Queen" Joanna have verbally agreed. The match is also expected to take place at UFC 275 Singapore on 11 June.
The two fought their first big fight in UFC 248 in March 2020, which was quite fierce, the two attacked five rounds, Zhang Weili won the game with a divergent judgment, Joanna's face was beaten like an alien, and the match was also named the best match of the year.
After this battle, Joanna has been recuperating, and Zhang Weili has also lost the following competition, losing the grassweight championship belt.
Joanna had previously expressed her desire to return to the octagon, saying:
"Everybody thinks I left the UFC, yes I just quit the rankings because I haven't played in ten months, but I'm going to come back and continue to play against the number one person, and my opponent is probably Zhang Weili."
Now it seems that although this game has not yet been officially announced, the opportunity to promote it is very large, after all, the last game between the two people was very exciting, the score is also very close, and the points are full of points.
Moreover, Singapore is located in Asia, deeply influenced by Chinese culture, and Chinese players will also get higher attention when they play in Singapore, or half a home stadium.