Overview
- The flyweight championship is at stake as Valentina Shevchenko welcomes former 115-pound champion Zhang Weili to 125 pounds.
- UFC required Zhang to vacate her strawweight belt for this bout, and a victory would make her the second woman to claim UFC titles in two divisions.
- Shevchenko is a two-time flyweight titleholder who reclaimed the belt in 2024 and most recently defended it in May 2025.
- Responding to Kayla Harrison’s White House callout, Shevchenko praised the bantamweight champion but emphasized she is not looking past Nov. 15.
- Speculation about Amanda Nunes returning has revived talk of future superfights at 135 pounds, which Shevchenko says depends on whether those plans become reality.