It looks like Valentina Shevchenko will be making her first UFC flyweight title defense in June in Chicago. While the bout agreements haven’t been signed yet, the promotion is close to matching up Shevchenko with Jessica Eye at UFC 238.
Shevchenko (16-3, 5-2 UFC) claimed the vacant title in December by winning a one-sided decision victory over former 115-pound champ Joanna Jedzrejczyk. Her only two losses in the UFC were to bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes - both very close decisions that could have gone either way.
Eye (14-6, 1 NC, 4-5, 1 NC UFC) has completely turned her career around since the introduction of the UFC 125-pound division.