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UFC 261 Toe-to-Toe preview: Zhang Weili vs. Rose Namajunas complete breakdown

Zhang Weili vs. Rose Namajunas takes place this April 24, 2021 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The bout will serve as the co-main event to the welterweight title fight rematch between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal.

One sentence summary

David: The oldest blood feud in the world: whatever can get you up for a fight.

Phil: Rocky 4 for the snowflake generation!1

Stats

Record: Zhang Weili 21-1, Rose Namajunas 9-4

Odds: Zhang Weili -190, Rose Namajunas +175

Introduction to the fighters

David: I didn’t think much of Zhang as a prospect, besides thinking it was cool that her background was in one of the more obscure martial arts (Shuai Jiao).