'Disappointed' Yan Xiaonan plans to wait for title shot against winner of Zhang Weili vs. Amanda Lemos
LAS VEGAS – After being passed up for a title shot, Yan Xiaonan plans on waiting for her opportunity. Strawweight champion Zhang Weili (23-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) defends her title against Amanda Lemos (13-2-1 MMA, 7-2 UFC) in the UFC 292 co-headliner on Aug. 19 at TD Garden in Boston. Xiaonan (17-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC), who’s coming off a first-round TKO of former champion Jessica Andrade at UFC 288 in May, hoped she would be next in line for the belt. She sees Weili retaining her belt against Lemos, and will use this time to work on her game. “(I’m) a little bit disappointed, but of course I hope I will be the next title contender,” Xiaonan told MMA Junkie and other reporters through an interpreter Thursday on the UFC Hall of Fame red carpet. “But I can wait and let’s see what happens in the fight in August. On one side, I can wait for the result of Weili’s fight. On the other hand, I want to spend more time to improve myself, my skills to be a more well-rounded fighter.” For...