Things are about to change in a big way in the lightest weight class in UFC. The women's strawweight division is set to crown a new champion after Zhang Weili's decision to move up and vacate the title to challenge Valentina Shevchenko for the women's flyweight title.

Strawweight standout Mackenzie Dern takes on Virna Jandiroba for the vacant 115-pound title at UFC 321 this weekend (Sat., Oct. 25, 2025) inside Etihad Arena on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. As most fans know,

In the headliner, heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) puts his title on the line against challenger Ciryl Gane (13-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC). In the co-feature, Virna Jandiroba (22-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) meets Mackenzie Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) for the vacant women's strawweight title.

Image: Ben Duffy/Sherdog.com illustration They pushed the limits of what most thought was possible. Weili Zhang retained the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship women's strawweight title in the UFC 248 co-main event,

Din Thomas thinks something has been missing from women's MMA in recent years, and he hopes it can come back as big fights loom on the horizon. It's now been more than a dozen years since UFC 157 in February 2013, where Ronda Rousey fought Liz Carmouche in ...

The segment takes a special look at the vacant women's strawweight title fight between Virna Jandiroba (22-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) and Mackenzie Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC). It's a rematch from a fight Dern won nearly five years ago. The 115-pound title is on the line after Zhang Weili vacated to move to flyweight.

The rankings for several UFC divisions underwent major shakeups following the promotion’s return to Vancouver last weekend.

New York's Madison Square Garden will host former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev 's attempt at capturing a second world title when he challenges welterweight titleholder Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322 on Nov.