Weili Zhang looks to have exhausted most of her worthy opposition—outside of Virna Jandiroba, of course—as Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight titleholder. Perhaps the time has come for the Chinese superstar to take her talents elsewhere.
“Magnum” turns 36 in August and would benefit physically and perhaps mentally through freeing herself from a taxing weight cut, vacating her thrown and moving to 125 pounds to challenge Valentina Shevchenko for the undisputed UFC women’s flyweight crown. The allure of becoming a historic two-division champion can never be denied, especially for someone in her mid-30s.