Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Zhang Weili Rematch Set for UFC 275 in Singapore

Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk have verbally agreed to a rematch, which is scheduled to take place June 11 at UFC 275 in Singapore.

Hunter Campbell, the UFC's chief business officer, told ESPN's Marc Raimondi on Saturday the contracts will be sent out soon to finalize the bout.

They earned Fight of the Night honors for their first encounter in March 2020, which Zhang won by split decision after a highly entertaining five-round brawl.

Jedrzejczyk hasn't entered the Octagon since that loss, but she fended off rumors of a possible retirement on multiple occasions while awaiting the right time to return.

Last May, the 34-year-old from Poland told MMA Fighting's Damon Martin her next fight is the last one of her current UFC deal and she wanted to make sure to position herself for a new contract that would make MMA worth the risks.

"It's stupid what I will say but it's not about the money but it's all about the money," she said. "I can make this money easily outside the Octagon without putting my life and health on the line. You know what I'm talking about."

A victory over Zhang would likely put her in position to earn a lucrative title fight against the winner of the UFC 274 women's strawweight battle between champion Rose Namajunas and challenger Carla Esparza.

Zhang is coming off back-to-back losses to Namajunas in April and November of last year. She'd been on a 21-fight winning streak before that pair of defeats.

She told China's People Magazine in January the setbacks didn't cause her belief to waver.

"Nothing is forever the same, like how I went from champion to challenger. And my future goal is to go from a challenger to a champion," Zhang said.

The rematch with Jedrzejczyk has a high standard to live up to based on their first matchup, but there's a chance it's worthy of the hype given the importance of the bout to both fighters.

A men's light heavyweight championship fight is scheduled to serve as the main event of the UFC 275 card as Glover Teixeira defends his belt against Jiri Prochazka.