{"id":271854,"date":"2018-03-05T11:13:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T19:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=271854"},"modified":"2018-03-05T11:13:54","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T19:13:54","slug":"valentina-shevchenko-calls-flyweight-title-shot-ufc-225","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/valentina-shevchenko\/valentina-shevchenko-calls-flyweight-title-shot-ufc-225\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentina Shevchenko calls for flyweight title shot at UFC 225"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in early February, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Valentina Shevchenko made her anticipated debut in the new women’s flyweight division opposite Brazil’s Priscila\u00a0Cachoeira. Shevchenko’s flyweight debut would go down as one of the most brutal beatdowns we’ve ever seen in the Octagon, as she absolutely mauled her outmatched foe to a second-round submission win<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With this destructive win, Shevchenko erased any lingering doubt that she is the next woman in line for inaugural UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano<\/a>. The dangerous Kyrgyzstani fighter has absolutely earned her shot, the only question is\u00a0when\u00a0<\/em>that shot occurs.<\/p>\n

In a recent Instagram post, Shevchenko announced that she’s hoping her shot at Montano and the flyweight title will occur at UFC 225, which goes down on June 9 in Chicago, Illinois. See Shevchenko’s post below:<\/p>\n

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Waiting on the date for my next fight. Would be happy to come back to Chicago again ! #UFC225 June 9 #Chicago #125 #FightForTheBelt<\/a><\/p>\n

A post shared by Valentina Shevchenko<\/a> (@bulletvalentina) on