A Fight for the Strawweight Belt: UFC 261 Zhang vs. Namajunas

Last Updated on April 22, 2021 2:07 pm by

< wpimage aligncenterid5504sizeSluglargelinkDestinationnone > <div class=wp block image><figure class=aligncenter size large><img src=httpswwwgambylcomwp contentuploads202104ufcjpeg alt= class=wp image 5504><figure><div> < wpimage > < wpparagraph > <p>On <strong>Saturday April 24<strong> reigning champion <strong>Weili Zhang<strong> will face <strong>Rose Namajunas<strong> in the <strong>UFC 261<strong> co feature event This fight will be the third main card of the night in which it is one of the three title fights that are set to take place at the <strong>VyStart Veterans Memorial Arena<strong> A plus in this event is the incorporation of a live audience in which it will be the first event with a public presence since the <strong>Covid 19<strong> pandemic began<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>How Did Zhang and Namajunas Get to This Fight<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>This fight will have current champion <strong>Weili Zhang<strong> who is looking to hold on to her strawweight belt The Chinese stars current record is <strong>21 wins and 1 loss<strong> and she currently has a 5 0 run in the <strong>UFC<strong> <strong>Zhang<strong> comes into this fight with confidence through the roof after defeating <strong>Joanna Jedrzejczyk <strong>in what is said to be the best fight ever seen on the female side of <strong>MMA<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Weili Zhang <strong>has shown no more than absolute dominance since joining the <strong>UFC<strong> circuit in her debut in 2018 So much so that <strong>Zhang<strong> <strong>has won her last 21 professional fights in<strong> <strong>MMA<strong> including the <strong>UFC<strong> becoming the first Chinese champion fighter in the <strong>UFC<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>You can watch the best moments of Weili Zhang at<p> < wpparagraph > < wpembed urlhttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=USB9SuOqWBItypevideoproviderNameSlugyoutuberesponsivetrueclassNamewp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio > <figure class=wp block embed is type video is provider youtube wp block embed youtube wp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio><div class=wp block embed wrapper> httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=USB9SuOqWBI <div><figure> < wpembed > < wpparagraph > <p>On the other hand we have <strong>Rose Namajunas <strong>who will have the opportunity to regain the womens strawweight champion belt in the <strong>UFC<strong> after having lost it when she was knocked out by <strong>Jessica Andrade<strong> at <strong>UFC 237<strong> Despite this loss <strong>Namajunas<strong> is coming from a stupendous victory taking revenge on <strong>Andrade<strong> at <strong>UFC 251 in 2020<strong> where she won by split decision<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>Former female strawweight champion <strong>Namajunas<strong> has stated that defeating <strong>Zhang<strong> in the <strong>UFC 261 <strong>event would mean more than a victory for her it would be a vindication where she would once again be the owner of the championship belt Another strong statement by <strong>Namajunas<strong> is that for her defeating Zhang would be like defeating communism This without a doubt is a perfect seasoning that can predict how interesting and intense the fight will be<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>You can watch the best moments of Namajunas at<p> < wpparagraph > < wpembed urlhttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=BPazFmO0K2EtypevideoproviderNameSlugyoutuberesponsivetrueclassNamewp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio > <figure class=wp block embed is type video is provider youtube wp block embed youtube wp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio><div class=wp block embed wrapper> httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=BPazFmO0K2E <div><figure> < wpembed > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Important Fight Information<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wplist > <ul><li><strong><em>When is it <em><strong><em>The fight will be on Saturday April 24 2021<em><li><li><strong><em>What time is it <em><strong><em>The fight starts at 2200 ET Main Card<em><li><li><strong><em>Where <em><strong><em>VyStart Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville Florida EEUU<em><li><li><strong><em>Where can I watch it <em><strong><em>ESPN ESPN+ UFC Fight Pass<em><li><ul> < wplist > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Betting Line for Zhang vs Namajunas<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>This fight will be between two fighters who are used to this type of fight Both fighters have been bearers of the championship belt that is why due to experience we could say that they are on par However the current streak and the inspiration with which <strong>Weili Zhang<strong> brings makes us believe that she will be able to finish off <strong>Namajuna<strong>s long before the fight ends Therefore we place our winner token on <strong>Weili Zhang<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Moneyline <span class=has inline color has vivid green cyan color><em> 175 Weili Zhang<em><span><strong><em><span class=has inline color has vivid green cyan color> <span><em><strong><em> <span class=has inline color has vivid red color>+160 Rose Namajunas<span><em><strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Predictions<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wplist > <ul><li><strong><span class=has inline color has vivid green cyan color>Weili Zhang 592<span><strong><li><li><strong><span class=has inline color has vivid red color>Rose Namajunas 408<span><strong><li><ul> < wplist > < wpimage aligncenterid5516sizeSluglargelinkDestinationnone > <div class=wp block image><figure class=aligncenter size large><img src=httpswwwgambylcomwp contentuploads202104Zhang vs Namajunas 313x1024jpg alt= class=wp image 5516><figure><div> < wpimage >