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The UFC Women’s Strawweight Title will be defended at UFC 300, first announced by UFC CEO Dana White, as champ Zhang Weili defends against #2 Yan Xiaonan.
Weili (24-3-0) is making the second defense of her championship during her second reign, first defending it against Amanda Lemos at UFC 292. Weili enters the contest on a three fight winning streak and she hasn’t been defeated in over two years. Weili has earned 24 wins as a professional MMA fighter and 11 of them have come by way of KO/TKO.
Xiaonan (18-3-0-1NC) enters the contest on a two fight winning streak, defeating the duo of Mackenzie Dern and Jessica Andrade. Xiaonan hasn’t suffered a loss in almost two years, with her last loss coming at UFC 272 in March of 2022. Xiaonan has suffered three losses as a professional MMA fighter, with one coming by KO/TKO, one by submission and one by decision.
UFC 300 takes place on Saturday, April 13 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with no main event announced at this time. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
