Weili (26-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC), champion of the UFC women’s strawweight division, is interested in going up a weight class and challenging Shevchenko for her flyweight title. However, with both being defending champions, schedules will have to align, making time the biggest hurdle in the making of this superfight.

Zhang Weili has been a dominant force at strawweight since reclaiming her title in late 2022. Still, the two-time 115-pound champion was the betting underdog to her latest challenger, Tatiana Suarez,