UFC announced Friday that Amanda Nunes will defend the UFC Women's Bantamweight championship against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 213.
Nunes and Shevchenko previously met at UFC 196 with Nunes prevailing by unanimous decision.
UFC 213 will take place July 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
As seen in the following video from UFC's official Twitter account, Nunes and Shevchenko had a war of words following the announcement:
UFC"You have two more months to speak. And then it's done." @BulletValentina ud83dude31 #UFC213 https://t.co/2NZElzo4fk
May 12, 2017 at 9:59:01 PM GMT
The 28-year-old Nunes has been on an impressive roll over her past several fights with five victories in a row to her credit.