A month after beating Katlyn Chookagian to defend her title at UFC 247, Women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko talked to SI.com to discuss her upcoming fight against Joanne Calderwood at UFC 251 in Perth, Australia on June 6. The battle will mark Shevchenko's fourth title defense.
"I'm very happy that it's happening in Australia," says Shevchenko. "We've been in Australia last year, for one month, visiting different cities...and Perth became one of my favorites."
"Joanne (Calderwood) is a strong fighter and a well rounded MMA fighter."
Shevchenko also says that she becomes quite impatient when she's not fighting and when the opportunity came to fight in June, she was more than ready to accept.