BELEM, Brazil — Valentina Shevchenko is already seen by many pundits and fans as a future flyweight title contender, even before making her 125-pound debut in the UFC. But Priscila Cachoeira, Shevchenko’s first opponent in the division, wants to ruin those plans.
The undefeated Brazilian makes her Octagon debut against Shevchenko at UFC’s first trip to Belem on Feb. 3, and she didn’t anticipate being matched up against “Bullet” so quickly after pulling out of a December bout with Lauren Murphy due to visa issues.
”I wasn’t expecting to face one of the top fighters in the UFC right away, but I like the idea,” Cachoeira told MMA Fighting.