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If this Saturday's rematch between Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk mirrors even half of their epic first battle, it will be worth the pay-per-view fee alone.
Two years ago at UFC 248, they put on what many regard to be the greatest fight in women's MMA history.
Five rounds of relentless brutality that made a mockery of Dana White's now-changed opinion that there was no place for female fighters in the UFC.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk sustained some brutal facial injuries after her first fight with Zhang Weili
The Pole lost on a split decision to her Chinese opponent Zhang at UFC 248 in Las Vegas
UFC boss Dana White said it was the best women's fight he has ever seen
The UFC president was among those enraptured by Weili and Jedrzejczyk that night in Las Vegas.
At the time, he summed up the same feeling almost every fan experienced in watching the strawweights leave it all in the octagon.
He said: 'I knew that that fight was gonna be ridiculous. You have these two incredibly talented savages who wanted that belt more than anything.
'I didn't know if there was gonna be a knockout or a submission or something like that, but I was begging people to watch that fight [laughs].
'You know me, man, when I sell fights I don't beg anybody to watch anything, I was literally begging people to watch this fight. And it was, it was incredible.'
Judges Michael Bell and Derek Cleary scored the fight 48-47 in favour of Zhang, while Eric Colon had it 48-47 for Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk was caught with a brutal punch from Zhang, immediately raising swelling
It divided opinion and many believed the call was incorrect but White cared little.
'I was so into that fight I didn't really score,' he added said. 'Me and
