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Weili Zhang, right, raises her hand in victory by unanimous decision against Tecia Torres in th ...
Weili Zhang, right, raises her hand in victory by unanimous decision against Tecia Torres in the womenÕs strawweight bout during UFC 235 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Saturday, March 2, 2019. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Weili Zhang, top, grabs to Tecia Torres in the womenÕs strawweight bout during UFC 235 at ...
Weili Zhang, top, grabs to Tecia Torres in the womenÕs strawweight bout during UFC 235 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Saturday, March 2, 2019. Zhang won by unanimous decision. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Weili Zhang, left, connects a kick against Tecia Torres in the womenÕs strawweight bout du ...
Weili Zhang, left, connects a kick against Tecia Torres in the womenÕs strawweight bout during UFC 235 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Saturday, March 2, 2019. Zhang won by unanimous decision. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
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By / Las Vegas Review-Journal
December 13, 2019 - 3:00 pm
 

The UFC announced a second pay-per-view in Las Vegas during the first quarter of 2020 on Friday at a news conference.

Women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang will put her belt and 20-fight winning streak on the line against former champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 on March 7 at T-Mobile Arena.

The bout is expected to serve as the co-main event, sources close to the organization confirmed. A main event will be announced at a later date.

UFC 246 will take place at the same venue Jan. 18, featuring a welterweight bout between Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and former two-division champion Conor McGregor.

The remainder of the card was unveiled Friday, including a women’s bantamweight bout pitting Raquel Pennington against former champion Holly Holm and former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis taking on Carlos Diego Ferreira.

UFC 245, featuring three title bouts, is Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.

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Contact Adam Hill at ahill@reviewjournal.com. Follow @AdamHillLVRJ on Twitter.

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