The UFC women’s flyweight division is still a work-in-progress, but it appears the promotion has its next challenger lined up for reigning champion Valentina Shevchenko.
Dana White revealed during Saturday’s post-fight press conference following UFC Fight Night 143 in Brooklyn, N.Y., that Jessica Eye will likely be next for Shevchenko.
“I think we did [decide who would face Shevchenko next],” the UFC president said. “Off the top of my head we said we were going to do a fight with Jessica Eye. I think Eye is next, yeah.”
Eye had her struggles competing at bantamweight in the Octagon and seemed to be on her way out of the Las Vegas-based promotion following her fourth consecutive defeat in September 2016.