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Invicta FC champion Jennifer Maia close to signing with the UFC, eyes debut against Valentina Shevchenko

There aren’t many female flyweights willing to enter a cage with Valentina Shevchenko, especially after her one-sided beating over Priscila Cachoeira, but Jennifer Maia is up for it.

Shevchenko dominated and submitted “Pedrita” in the co-main event of UFC Belem on Feb. 3, and Maia, who was one of the first options to face “Bulet” in Brazil but turned it down since she had just defended her title at Invicta FC, would gladly take that fight if offered by the UFC.

”I don’t choose opponents,” Maia told MMA Fighting.