When it comes to classifying just how great Saturday's UFC 322 co-main event bout truly is between two-time flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko and former two-time strawweight queen Zhang Weili, it's important to first declare what this fight isn't.

First and foremost, this isn't the most important fight in women's MMA history.

That distinction belongs to the Amanda Nunes-Cris Cyborg featherweight title showdown at UFC 232 in 2018 that matched the two most accomplished female fighters and completed the handoff of Nunes becoming the G.O.A.T. One could also make an argument, from a pioneering standpoint, for Cyborg-Gina Carano in 2009 under the Strikeforce banner, which marked the first time two women headlined a major MMA event.

Shevchenko-Zhang also isn't as big, from a box offi

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