On January 11, 2024, Beijing time, UFC President Dana Bai just announced a big news, Zhang Weili will face Yan Xiaonan in the title defense on the UFC 300 issue, and the derby battle of Chinese players is about to start, which is also the first UFC championship battle between Chinese players VS Chinese players in history!
Fans have been talking about the title bout between Zhang and Yan Xiaonan for a long time, with Zhang Weili defeating Carla Esparza last year to win the title, followed by a five-round victory over Lemos.
Yan Xiaonan, on the other hand, defeated "Jiu-Jitsu" Dunn by five-round decision and defeated former champion Jessica Andrade in a first-round heavy-handed knockout, and is currently ranked second in the women's strawweight division, behind only long-time absent Carla Esparza.
Some time ago, the UFC officially announced the third-ranked Suarez and the fourth-ranked Lemos match, so now only Yan Xiaonan is qualified to fight the championship.
Although Zhang Weili made an appointment to fight "UFC Most Beautiful Champion" Grasso some time ago, and both agreed to the match, it is not clear how Dana considered it and did not arrange this match.
UFC 300 will start on April 14 this year, there are still three full months to go, this fight is also the most important UFC in recent years, the lineup is extremely luxurious, there will definitely be a high degree of attention, and being on the 300 issue is enough to prove that the UFC attaches great importance to Zhang Weili and Yan Xiaonan.
Next, let's continue to look forward to witnessing this Chinese derby in the UFC.