Rose Namajunas isn’t sure if a title fight with UFC straw champion Zhang Weili will be next, but that’s what she’s preparing for after her victory at UFC 251 .”We have started planning the match for Weili at the Abu Dhabi hospital,” Namajunas fiance Pat Barry told ESPN on Wednesday. She’s training right now. If her coach is in Thailand, maybe she should go train there now or at least shortly (if she can), to avoid the mad scramble she had to make for the JJ fight.

Weili Zhang official Sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, breaking news, and more for the Strawweight fighter from China. Zhang’s next title defence could see her pitted against former champion Rose “Thug” Namajunas, while a super fight with Shevchenko has also been mooted. “If possible, I also want to challenge in the next weight (division) up and fight with that champion (flyweight title holder Valentina Shevchenko),” Zhang said. Zhang Weili has pledged to "go beyond herself" as she prepares for likely her fiercest challenge yet in the Octagon. Hopefully, she proves me wrong.

She's taken a year break between fights in her last 3 fights.

Rose Namajnas previewed the fight and what makes it so exciting. On Saturday, Rose 'Thug' Namajunas earned a … Both Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Zhang Weili were taken straight to hospital after their gruelling war at UFC 248, with the Polish fighter suffering a horror hematoma during the bout. Rose Namajunas is expected to face Weili Zhang for the UFC Strawweight title. Still, I'd be delighted if Weili decided to defend her title before the end of the year.

Rose Namajunas is all set to fight … “She is training, she has never taken time off, never.