Weili Zhang opens as clear betting favourite ahead of title fight against Rose Namajunas at UFC 261


Weili Zhang opens as clear betting favourite ahead of title fight against Rose Namajunas at UFC 261
Weili Zhang (L) and Rose Namajunas (R)

Weili Zhang vs. Rose Namajunas is being targeted for UFC 261 on the 24th of April. Namajunas will be gunning for the strawweight title against the hard-as-nails Weili Zhang. This will be Weili Zhang’s second title defense, after her successful first against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248.

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Betting odds from BetOnline.com, saw Weili open as the clear favourite with -200. Rose Namajunas will be the underdog, as she opened with odds of +170. As things stand, Weili Zhang is the favourite with -175 and Rose the underdog with odds of +150.

Both the fighters are coming off victories!

Weili Zhang is coming off that war against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248. She won the fight via. a very close split decision and successfully defended her women’s strawweight title. She is also unbeaten in the UFC, with a record of 5 wins and no losses. (20-1 in MMA career) Therefore it is pretty evident why Zhang goes into the fight as the clear favourite.

Rose Namajunas, on the other hand, is coming off a split decision win as well. She took on Jessica Andrade in a rematch at UFC 251, having lost the previous one via. KO to Andrade. (at UFC 237) The win saw ‘Thug Rose’ reassert her claim as the number 1 ranked women’s strawweight contender. The former champion will be looking forward to overcoming all odds and reclaiming the title she once had.

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