The native of Dagestan unseated one of the most popular fighters in the sport at the top of the light heavyweight division ...

So we enter the Ankalaev Era at light heavyweight, whether we’re ready for it or not. Ankalaev and Pereira are bound to have ...

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UFC history may actually be on the horizon between flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko and strawweight beltholder Zhang Weili for 2025. Zhang's latest title defense came in a dominant decision over ...

Undisputed flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko has once more welcomed the chance to share the Octagon with incumbent ...

UFC Strawweight Champion Zhang Weili is targeting glory in another division — and the queen directly above her has given the green light.

Valentina Shevchenko, the UFC women's flyweight champion, has expressed interest in a superfight against Zhang Weili, the ...

Are we getting a champ vs champ fight soon in the UFC women’s flyweight division? The post After Dana White Sparks Interest, ...

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I love them both [Shevchenko and Weili], maybe we’ll just have to find out [who’s the greatest]. It’s a possibility. Whatever Zhang asks me back there in the hallway, I’ll probably say yes. I’m ...

At 35, Weili’s victory over undefeated challenger Tatiana Suarez cemented her place in UFC history, dominating in all aspects of the fight and retaining her belt with a performance that left ...

At UFC 312 on Feb. 8, Zhang Weili made the trip out to Sydney, Australia for what was shaping up to be the toughest challenge of her second championship stint to date. Fighting in the co-main ...