Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jessica Andrade pronounce for UFC 261

UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko is determined to position her title on the toll road reverse Jessica Andrade.

Shevchenko vs. Andrade will happen at UFC 261 on April 24. UFC president Dana White printed the match-as a lot as ESPN, noting that an area has but to be positive.

Though the COVID-19 panorama continues to toughen, White has been steadfast that he will no longer decide to preserving events in venues that attain no longer allow for beefy capacity. He will as a replace continue preserving events at The Apex in Las Vegas and on UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi till he can devour a beefy rental somewhere else.

Shevchenko (20-3) gained the UFC flyweight championship when she faced frail strawweight titleholder Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 231 in 2018. She has since defended the belt four times, defeating Jessica Survey, Liz Carmouche, Katlyn Chookagian, and Jennifer Maia.

Andrade (21-8) is a frail strawweight champion with supreme one flyweight bout to her credit rating. That lone 125-pound bout, against then No. 1 ranked Chookagian, allowed her to leap to the head of the class. She accomplished Chookagian in below a minute, instituting herself as the head ranked contender at flyweight.