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Reigning women’s flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko, will make her next 125-pound title defense against No. 1-ranked division contender, Katlyn Chookagian, in the UFC 247 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 8, 2020) inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
Shevchenko (18-3) is coming off her unanimous decision win over Liz Carmouche in the UFC Fight Night 156 main event last August. As for Chookagian (13-2), she’s racked up a pair of decision wins over Joanne Calderwood and Jennifer Maia after coming up short against Jessica Eye late last year.
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