Before UFC 248, fans were still learning about the UFC's new women's strawweight champion.
Seven months earlier, Zhang Weili had dethroned Jessica Andrade in her home country of China in August 2019, becoming the first Chinese champion in UFC history. While that win was historic, that fight wasn't held on the promotion's biggest stage.
In her next title defense versus Joanna Jedrzejczyk, the two fighters would face off in the co-main event of a UFC pay-per-view card in Las Vegas. Headliners Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero were getting all the attention, with a must-see billing.