During the Co-Main event on 10 May, Valentina will look Shevchenko to overcome in another title fight with a flying weight.
Since winning the title at UFC 231, Shevchenko has previously fought at Bantamweight, Shevchenko has delivered awards as one of the most dominant forces in the promotion.
'Bullet' was so far ahead of the rest of the division that it was even difficult for Joe Rogan to hype the challengers of Shevchenko before shared the Octagon.
After reclaiming the belt after her shock loss for Alexa Grasso and the subsequent trilogy, the champion will now be opposite the top candidate at 125 pounds, Manon Fiorot.
In the Bell Center in Montreal, the 37-year-old can determine its second title rule by writing her name in the history books alongside some of the best to ever do it with a victory over UFC 315.
Valentina Shevchenko can become the sixth hunter in the history of UFC to win 10 title fights
Since debuting with the UFC in 2015, Valentina has fought Shevchenko in 12 UFC title fights where she has become 9 occasions.
She was defeated by Amanda Nunes on UFC 215 before she moved to Flyweight, where Alexa Grasso ended her first title line after 7 consecutive title defenses.
After she had laid her loss and pulled behind her by producing a dominant version on UFC 306 to reclaim the belt, Shevchenko can earn her 10th title fight on 10 May by stopping the momentum of the Manon Fiorot of France.
By doing this, she only becomes the 6th hunter in the UFC history with double digits in title fights, where most fans can probably guess the other 5 names on the list.
If you talk about the most dominant champions in the history of UFC, Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre, Demetrious Johnson, Anderson Silva and Nunes must all be first round picks.
Shevchenko may not have the same inheritance as some of those names, largely because of the division in which she is where she is not always confronted with selection names, but this is simply proof that what she has achieved in flying weight is really remarkable.
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Valentina Shevchenko could continue to produce a new dominant government if she passes Manon Fiorot
It was already incredibly impressive that Valentina Shevchenko renovates the flightweight title after such a long government.
In her third fight with Alexa Grasso, she showed that she was still making adjustments and that her time at the top has not yet come to the top that does not predict well for Manon Fiorot, although the challenger is considered the favorite.
With Fiorot who already defeated many of the top names at 125 pounds, if Shevchenko can keep its title in Montreal, the division could look at a second long government for 'bullet'.
Her next opponent has proven herself as the best of the rest, but after she has passed the Grasso trilogy, a rejuvenated Shevchenko could decide that she is here to stay for the near future.
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