Strawweight

A former strawweight champion, Namajunas is seeking to climb the contender rankings in the flyweight division.

Gillian Robertson has gone 2-1 since returning to strawweight, she’s coming off of a win and is looking to build another UFC winning streak.

In the main event, former UFC strawweight title challenger Amanda Lemos faces Virna Jandiroba in a 115-pound contest.

The Chinese strawweight, 30, produced a brutal stoppage that prompted opponent Feng Xiaocan to be rushed to hospital.

Give and take: Defending champion Weili Zhang trades blows with Joanna Jedrzejczyk during their strawweight contest.

She is the No. 14 ranked fighter in the official UFC strawweight rankings.

The co-main event features another championship bout when former champion challenges current champ Weili Zhang for the undisputed strawweight title.

The Polish martial arts icon battled her way to the bitter end of a bruising Women’s Strawweight fight at UFC 248 back in March.

UFC 248 will take place on March 8 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is set to be headlined by a women's strawweight championship bout between Chinese title-holder Zhang Weili and Poland's Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

Women's Strawweight Weili Zhang celebrates her win on a decision over Joanna Jedrzejczyk during their UFC 248 fight at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, March 7, 2020 in Las Vegas.

Her most recent win was a March decision victory over former strawweight title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz.

Although the former Ultimate Fighter winner received some attention in the build-up to her bout with Carla Esparza through the series, her bout with the former strawweight champion was positioned as the final bout of the prelims.

CALGARY, AB - JULY 28: Nina Ansaroff celebrates after her victory over Randa Markos of Iraq in their women's strawweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Scotiabank Saddledome on July 28, 2018 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

In addition, former bantamweight title contender Valentina Shevchenko will battle ex-strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the vacant 125-pound strap, recently stripped from the inactive Nicco Montano.