Women’s strawweight Fatima Kline extended her winning steak to four consecutive fights at UFC Oklahoma City. The 26 year-old dominated Tabatha Ricci in main card action at Paycom Arena and jumped into the Top 10 rankings.
With the win over “Baby Shark” and a new ranking, Kline has her eyes set on the top of the division. “The Archangel” wants to face former two-time titleholder Zhang Weili next.
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“I think the perfect person to put me right in line to beat and to get a title shot after would be Zhang Weili or Tatiana [Suarez],” Kline told MMAJunkie.com. “Virna [Jandiroba] already lost to the belt. I guess Tatiana did also lose to the belt, too. I think Weili would be the perfect person.
“I think it would be a great fight. I think people think I could beat everybody except for Weili. I kind of see that in the comments. … And so I would love to prove people wrong with that one and I’d love to prove it to myself. If she decides she’s coming back to 115, I’d love to welcome her back.”
The win over Ricci was Kline’s first fight of 2026 and would like to get back in there before the end of the year. She’s fought five times in the octagon since her UFC debut in July 2024.
“I’m definitely hoping to be back by the end of the year, you know. I said it in the cage I’d love to get one more in, you know, maybe in December,” she said. “I’m going to make sure my health is good, I’m all in one piece and then hopefully we see me back in December.”
