Much like her male counterpart, female flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko does not want to sit around for too long after UFC 255 before her next title defense. Although she will not have as quick a turnaround as Deiveson Figueiredo, ‘Bullet’ still intends to fight again sooner rather than later, and already has a suitable challenger in mind.
After former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade debuted in the division with a TKO victory over top contender Katlyn Chookagian, Shevchenko believes it would make sense to take on the Brazilian next. Even though Valentina believes a title eliminator between ‘Bate Estaca’ and Lauren Murphy would make the most sense, Shevchenko does not want to wait that much for the title picture to become so clear.