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The UFC announced via a Chinese-language affiliate (h/t MMA DNA) that Wu (11-3) will now face octagon newcomer Joselyne Edwards (9-2) in a bantamweight bout at the upcoming Abu Dhabi event on Jan. 16, following the withdrawal of Wu’s originally scheduled opponent Bethe Correia due to appendicitis.
Edwards made one appearance in 2020, defeating Pamela Gonzalez by 28-second KO at an Ultimate Warrior Challenge show in Mexico. Prior to that, the 25-year-old Panamanian hadn’t fought since LFA 55 in November 2018, where she lost by split decision to future UFC fighter Sarah Alpar in a bout for a vacant bantamweight title.
Five Strawweight Prospects the UFC Should Sign in 2021
Welcome to year eight of the annual “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series, in which we’ll examine five MMA prospects per division the UFC should sign in the upcoming year.
This series started during my time as a writer for Bleacher Report, continued through my tenures at Today’s Knockout and FanSided, and now it stays alive another year here at Combat Press.
Let’s examine the women’s strawweight division, the second women’s weight class to be added to the UFC. It’s been thinned out due to the recent addition of the women’s flyweight division, so the UFC needs to look to replenish its talent.
For the second time in three weeks and the third time since the new ESPN deal went into effect a championship fight sits atop the marquee of a non-pay-per-view event. This weekend, at UFC on ESPN+ 15 in China, strawweight champion Jessica Andrade looks to defend her title for the first time when she goes up against rising star Weili Zhang.
Andrade captured the title at UFC 237, where she knocked out Rose Namajunas with a brutal slam that showed fans why she has earned the nickname “Bate Estaca,” which translates to “Pile Driver.” A six-year UFC veteran, Andrade has amassed a 6-1 record at strawweight en route to capturing the belt. This came after she moved down from bantamweight, where she was clearly undersized.