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Next opponent booked Zha will take on Kaan Ofli in a featherweight matchup at UFC 323 on Jan. 31, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Impact After earning his shot via Road to the UFC, Zha is 1-1 with the company, most recently defeating Westin Wilson in the first round back in August. he now takes on Ofli, a submission thread who dispatched of Ricardo Ramos to pick up his first UFC win back in October. Zha will enter with a five-inch reach advantage, as well as a notable edge in offensive wrestling.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Quick night at the office Zha defeated Westin Wilson via KO (punches) at 0:37 of Round 1 at UFC Shanghai on Saturday.

Impact Zha did exactly what was expected of him as a betting favorite in the ballpark of (-1000) and fighting in front of his native Shanghai fans. It only took a few big left hands before Wilson was crumbling against the cage and referee Herb Dean was rushing in. Despite the lightning-quick finish, Zha was surprisingly not selected for one of the four official post-fight bonuses awarded. Nonetheless, the former Road to the UFC champion bounces back from a debut loss to Gabriel Santos last September and improves to 26-5-0 as a professional.

AUGUST 24 • ROTOWIRE

Homecoming scheduled Zha is scheduled to compete against Westin Wilson in a welterweight fight at UFC Shanghai on Aug. 23, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Impact Zha will get to fight in his home country just under a year after his last fight, when he dropped a Vegas bout to Gabriel Santos via decision. Wilson has not fought in over a year, but he is coming off a submission win over Jeka Saragih.

AUGUST 1 • ROTOWIRE

Jeong Yeong Lee expected that split call that left him unsatisfied Jeong Yeong Lee beat Yi Zha with a split decision for a contract at UFC Fight Night 218. He said the divergent scores didn’t surprise him.

FEBRUARY 7, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM