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Zhang Weili set to defend her strawweight title at UFC 292

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May 17, 2023

Tobias Lindkvist

UFC champ Zhang Weili will take on Amanda Lemos at UFC 292. Photo credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie – USA TODAY Sports

Strawweight champion Zhang Weili is booked for her first defense of her second title reign.

In the co-main event of UFC 292 in Boston she will take on No. 4 ranked challenger Amanda Lemos.

The fight was announced by UFC president Dana White on Tuesday.

Zhang Weili will defend her women's strawweight title against Amanda Lemos at UFC 292 in Boston, UFC announced Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/7cHHw894zB

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 16, 2023

Zhang Weili is a two-time champion

Zhang Weili reclaimed the women’s strawweight belt from Carla Esparza with a dominant performance this past November.

She first won the title back in 2019 when she defeated then-champion Jessica Andrade via a quick first-round TKO. Weili defended her strap against Joanna Jedrzejczyk in 2020, before suffering back-to-back losses to Rose Namajunas in 2021.

Amanda Lemos is 9-2 in the UFC and comes into the title fight with back-to-back stoppage wins against Michelle Waterson and Marina Rodriguez.

UFC 292 will take place at TD Garden in Boston on July 29. The card is headlined by a bantamweight title bout between reigning champion Aljamain Sterling and his rival Sean O’Malley.

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