{"id":37618,"date":"2026-04-06T14:57:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Virna-Jandiroba-believes-Weili-Zhang-deserves-next-strawweight-title-fight-200743"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:57:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:57:58","slug":"virna-jandiroba-believes-weili-zhang-deserves-next-strawweight-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/virna-jandiroba-believes-weili-zhang-deserves-next-strawweight-title-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Virna Jandiroba believes Weili Zhang deserves next strawweight title fight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Virna
\nJandiroba<\/a> is willing to wait for a title shot. <\/p>\n

Jandiroba (23-4) dominated Tabatha
\nRicci<\/a> on the ground for three rounds to earn a unanimous
\ndecision win at
\nUFC Fight Night 272<\/a> on Saturday. \u201cCarcara\u201d subsequently called
\nfor a chance to avenge her title loss against Mackenzie
\nDern<\/a> (16-5). <\/p>\n

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However, Jandiroba subsequently admitted that former champion
\nWeili
\nZhang<\/a> deserves an immediate shot at the title if she returns to
\nstrawweight. Jandiroba will be willing to wait for the winner of a
\npotential clash between Zhang and Dern. While Jandiroba wants to
\navenge her loss against Dern, she also wants to test Zhang before
\nshe retires. Jandiroba also predicts that Zhang will dethrone Dern
\nif they fight.<\/p>\n

Understanding the Pecking Order<\/h2>\n

\u201cIt has to be if Weili comes back,\u201d Jandiroba said at the post-fight press conference<\/a> . \u201c\u2026 I know I
\nsaid some stuff up there, but if Weili is back, then it\u2019s her
\nrightful spot to fight for the title\u2026 I think the technical side of
\nthings \u2013 I believe Weili has the upper hand. She should be able to
\nbeat Mackenzie. I still want to fight Mackenzie one more time, but
\nI have to fight Weili before I retire.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zhang (26-4) defended the strawweight title thrice in her second
\ntitle run before vacating the belt to move up. Zhang unsuccessfully
\nchallenged Valentina
\nShevchenko<\/a> for the flyweight title at UFC 322<\/a>
\nthis past November. \u201cMagnum\u201d will like return to strawweight now
\ninstead of fighting down the rankings at flyweight. Meanwhile,
\nJandiroba\u2019s win over Ricci saw her rebound from a failed bid for
\nthe vacant strawweight title against Dern last year. <\/p>\n