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[Expired]Weili Zhang Fight this Saturday on ESPN+!
4/24
ESPN+
- Subscription streaming service for true sports fans, delivering content that feels impossible to access anywhere else
- ESPN+ has thousands of exclusive live events, original studio shows, and acclaimed series that aren’t on the ESPN networks
- ESPN+ is the exclusive home of UFC, including all pay-per-view fights
- Can be purchased as part of The Disney Bundle, along with Disney+ and Hulu
ESPN+ Pricing
- $5.99 per month or $59.99 per year for ESPN+ standalone
- $69.99 for PPV Only (for existing ESPN+ subscribers)
- $89.98 for UFC PPV Package, which includes access to UFC 261 PPV ($69.99 value) and one-year access to ESPN+ ($59.99 value)
- $13.99 per month for Disney Bundle
UFC 261 PPV
- Main card streaming April 24th at 10 PM ET, exclusively on ESPN+
- Features 3 Title Fights; headlined by grudge rematch between Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal
- Held in Jacksonville, Florida, UFC 261 will be the first UFC event with a full capacity crowd in over a year
- Sold out in minutes and set the arena record for highest grossing gate
Key Fights
- "The Nigerian Nightmare" Kamaru Usman (Champion) vs. Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal 2
- Usman- #2 ranked pound for pound fighter, Ultimate Fighter season 21 winner, unbeaten in the UFC, 18-1 record
- Masvidal - BMF champion, 2019 Fighter of the year, #4 ranked welterweight contender, holds record for fastest knockout in UFC history
- Zhang Weili (Champion) vs. "Thug" Rose Namajunas
Key Fighters
- Weili - First Chinese UFC Champion, #3 ranked women's pound for pound fighter, 2020 Fight of the Year winner
- Namajunas - Former UFC Strawweight champion, #1 ranked strawweight contender, TUF season 20 runner up
- Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko (Champion) vs. Jessica "Bate Escata" Andrade
- Shevchenko - #2 ranked women's pound for pound fighter, multiple kickboxing champion, 2020 Female Fighter of the Year
- Andrade - Former UFC Strawweight champion, #1 ranked flyweight contender, holds record for most fights in UFC women's history (18)
Storylines
- This will be Zhang's 2nd title defense and will be facing another former champion. 17 of her 21 wins are by KO or submission and she's on a 21-fight win streak
- Zhang is the first ever Chinese and East Asian champion in UFC history
- The womens’ title fights include 4 of the top 5 best pound for pound women fighters in the world
- Rose has the most submission wins in the division and has wins over Joanna Jedrzedjczyk, Paige VanZant, Jessica Andrade, and Michelle Waterson