The UFC is targeting Zhang Weili vs. Rose Namajunas for the strawweight title as the second women's title fight for UFC 261 on April 24, sources told ESPN's Ariel Helwani.

The anticipated championship clash between Weili (21-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and Namajunas (9-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) is targeted to take place at UFC 261, which is expected to take place on April 24.

Of course, Shevchenko will need to win her fight, too. She’s set to defend her flyweight belt in the main event of UFC 261 against former women’s strawweight champ Jessica Andrade.

The UFC women's flyweight champion, arguably the most dominant of all the fight promotion's elite title belt holders, had absolutely mauled former strawweight champ Jessica Andrade, taking her ...

The UFC women’s flyweight title is on the line at UFC 261. So it’s the perfect event to add a number one contender’s bout between Joanne Calderwood and Alexa Grasso.

UFC 261 – ‘KAMARU USMAN VS JORGE MASVIDAL 2‘ – Co-Main: ‘VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO VS JESSICA ANDRADE’ – UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship – Plus: Weili Zhang vs Rose Namajunas ...

She thinks it’s a great thing for women in fighting, and she addresses the camera in English briefly. And that’s it! UFC 261 goes down tomorrow night in Jacksonville. More in UFC News More in ...