However, As “Bullet’s” last fight and win came over the aforementioned Carmouche at UFC Uruguay in August, the UFC had initially approached Chookagian for that opportunity. Primarily due to waiting for the next contender to emerge. Shevchenko, on the other hand, has taken somewhat of a short break since her last time out. Her lone career losses come to both of the last two flyweight title challengers in Jessica Eye and Liz Carmouche. She is 4-1 since returning to 125-pounds after making her UFC debut at bantamweight. The unanimous decision win at UFC 244 earlier this month extended her current winning streak to two. 1 and former Invicta FC champion, Jennifer Maia. Whether or not it will be the event’s headliner remains to be determined.įor the challenger in the 30-year-old “Blonde Fighter,” she just recently picked up a big win over former divisional No. If that comes to fruition, Shevchenko vs Chookagian will go down on UFC 247. It’s just not yet clear on whether or not it will be UFC 246 or UFC 247 as the promotion is waiting to work out a potential deal with Conor McGregor on January 18. The event is scheduled to be a pay-per-view event.
Two successful title defenses later and it’s on to try and get the third.ĮSPN has confirmed that Shevchenko will next be competing on February 8 in Houston, Texas when she squares off with the top-ranked contender Katlyn Chookagian (13-2). Valentina Shevchenko (18-3) captured the UFC flyweight crown in December 2018 when she took out an old foe in the former strawweight queen Joanna Jedrzejczyk. And it will be going down in Houston, Texas in early 2020.
UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko has her third title defense set.