{"id":332764,"date":"2019-11-21T07:06:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T15:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=332764"},"modified":"2019-11-21T07:06:55","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T15:06:55","slug":"valentina-shevchenko-booked-for-title-defense-opposite-katlyn-chookagian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/valentina-shevchenko-booked-for-title-defense-opposite-katlyn-chookagian\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentina Shevchenko booked for title defense opposite Katlyn Chookagian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko is set to defend her title against top contender Katlyn Chookagian, according to a new report from Nolan King of <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2019\/11\/valentina-shevchenko-vs-katlyn-chookagian-booked-ufc-title-fight-houston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The fight will reportedly occur at a February 8 pay-per-view card \u2014 most likely UFC 247 \u2014in Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>This will mark Chookagian&#8217;s first shot at UFC gold. &#8220;Blonde Fighter&#8221; earned that opportunity on the UFC 244 undercard, when she out-struck Jennifer Maia to win a decision. She was already ranked No. 1 in the strawweight division before the Maia fight, and reaffirmed herself a the next woman in line for a title shot with her win. In her next most recent fight, she defeated Joanna Calderwood by decision. She&#8217;ll enter her title fight with Shevchenko, with a strong 13-2 overall record.<\/p>\n<p>Shevchenko, on the other hand, is 18-3 overall. She&#8217;s on a four-fight win-streak, having won all of her fights in the new UFC flyweight division.<\/p>\n<p>She won the vacant title with a December, 2018 decision victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk. She&#8217;s defended it twice, with a violent, head-kick knockout of Jessica Eye, and more recently, a tepid decision defeat of her former foil Liz Carmouche.<\/p>\n<p>While this Shevchenko vs. Chookagian fight will wind up near the top of the bill for this Houston card, it&#8217;s expected that the card will be topped by a light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and undefeated challenger Dominick Reyes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Katlyn Chookagian \u2013 flyweight title fight<\/li>\n<li>Mirsad Bektic vs. Dan Ige<\/li>\n<li>Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ryan Spann<\/li>\n<li>Andrea Lee vs. Lauren Murphy<\/li>\n<li>Ilir Latifi vs. Derrick Lewis<\/li>\n<li>Juan Adams vs. Justin Tafa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do you think Valentina Shevchenko will successfully defend her title against Katlyn Chookagian, or will this fight mark the end of her title reign?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 11\/20\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko is set to defend her title against top contender Katlyn Chookagian, according to a new report from Nolan King of MMA Junkie. The fight will reportedly occur at a February 8 pay-per-view card \u2014 most likely UFC 247 \u2014in Houston, Texas. This will mark Chookagian&#8217;s first shot at UFC gold. 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