Zhang Weili vacates strawweight title to challenge flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko

The women's flyweight title will be on the line in the UFC 322 co-main event on Nov. 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. 

Zhang Weili vacated her strawweight championship to move up a division to take on champion Valentina Shevchenko. The fight promotion made the announcement on Thursday. 

Weili, a two-time strawweight champion, will enter the super fight coming off a decision win over Tatiana Suarez in February. Over her two championship reigns, she defended the belt four times. The first Chinese UFC Champion, Weili is riding a five-fight winning streak.

Shevchenko, a two-time titleholder as well, won back the 125-pound championship at UFC 305, defeating then-champion Alexa Grasso via unanimous decision in a trilogy bout. She successfully defended the title in her last outing defeating Manon Fiorot by decision.  

UFC 322 is headlined by a welterweight world title match between champion Jack Della Maddalena and former lightweight titleholder Islam Makhachev. Makhachev, like Weili, vacated his 155-pound championship to move up a division and compete for a second UFC divisional championship.