UFC 251 card: Shevchenko vs. Calderwood flyweight title fight set for Perth
Fresh off yet another dominating performance in defense of her UFC
women’s flyweight championship, Valentina Shevchenko has her next
challenger lined up. Shevchenko will face pinnacle ranked challenger
Joanne Calderwood at UFC 251 on June 6 in Perth, Australia, the promoting introduced Monday night.
Shevchenko (19-3) blew away Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 247 previously this month, correctly defending her championship for a 1/3 time. She has hooked up herself as one of the most dominant champions in the sport and has solely misplaced in the UFC’s Octagon against Amanda Nunes, who is the consensus biggest girl combined martial artist in history. Nunes defeated Shevchenko twice, the 2d time by cut up decision, although those fights came at bantamweight before Shevchenko moved back to flyweight where she has dominated the competition.
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Calderwood (14-4) is the No. 2 ranked fighter at women’s flyweight in the CBS Sports divisional rankings. She defeated Andrea Lee in her most recent trip in September, rebounding from a loss to Chookagian in June. Calderwood has long gone 3-1 considering her personal return to flyweight, the loss to Chookagian the only blemish on her record in that time.
Many reflect onconsideration on Shevchenko to be so dominant in the division that she may additionally need to move again up to bantamweight for a 0.33 combat with Nunes to continue constructing her profile in an try to turn out to be a world star. First, it seems, she will continue the system of clearing out the few closing contenders to her throne at 125 pounds.
In addition to the women’s flyweight title fight taking place in Perth, UFC president Dana White has until now stated that Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway will rematch for the featherweight title at this match after Volkanovski scored an upset win to seize the title in their remaining meeting.
Shevchenko (19-3) blew away Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 247 previously this month, correctly defending her championship for a 1/3 time. She has hooked up herself as one of the most dominant champions in the sport and has solely misplaced in the UFC’s Octagon against Amanda Nunes, who is the consensus biggest girl combined martial artist in history. Nunes defeated Shevchenko twice, the 2d time by cut up decision, although those fights came at bantamweight before Shevchenko moved back to flyweight where she has dominated the competition.
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Calderwood (14-4) is the No. 2 ranked fighter at women’s flyweight in the CBS Sports divisional rankings. She defeated Andrea Lee in her most recent trip in September, rebounding from a loss to Chookagian in June. Calderwood has long gone 3-1 considering her personal return to flyweight, the loss to Chookagian the only blemish on her record in that time.
Many reflect onconsideration on Shevchenko to be so dominant in the division that she may additionally need to move again up to bantamweight for a 0.33 combat with Nunes to continue constructing her profile in an try to turn out to be a world star. First, it seems, she will continue the system of clearing out the few closing contenders to her throne at 125 pounds.
In addition to the women’s flyweight title fight taking place in Perth, UFC president Dana White has until now stated that Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway will rematch for the featherweight title at this match after Volkanovski scored an upset win to seize the title in their remaining meeting.
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