NEW YORK – The high-stakes UFC 322 co-main event title fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Zhang Weili is official after both women made weight.
Reining women’s flyweight champion Shevchenko (25-4-1 MMA, 14-3-1 UFC) will attempt to make the second defense in her second reign atop the division when she welcomes former two-time strawweight champion Weili (26-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) into her weight class for one of the most meaningful fights in women’s MMA history.
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The matchup serves as the co-headliner of Saturday’s event at Madison Square Garden (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews, FX, Disney+, ESPN+), and either Shevchenko will enhance her resume as the 125-pound GOAT, or Weili will join Amanda Nunes as the only females to claim UFC titles in two divisions.
Before that happens, however, both sides had to make weight. Shevchenko was ever the professional at 124.6 pounds and was the first fighter to come to the scale during the two-hour window. Weili showed off a bulkier frame than we’re used to seeing, of course, and also was 124.6.
Check out the video above to see Shevchenko and Weili make weight for their UFC 322 title fight.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 322 weigh-in video: Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili official
