NEW YORK – Carla Esparza and Zhang Weili had their final faceoff at Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins ahead of their UFC 281 co-main event title fight. Esparza (19-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) will put the women’s strawweight belt on the line for the first time in her second stint as champion when she takes on former titleholder Zhang Weili (22-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in the co-feature. Watch the video above to see the UFC 281 ceremonial weigh-in faceoff between Esparza and Weili. UFC 281 takes place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 281 .
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