The UFC has officially announced its upcoming event in The Windy City. UFC 238 occurs June 8 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois, and the first few bouts for the card have already been shown, including the women’s flyweight title battle. My thoughts on the new bouts — all of women’s struggles — are under.
UFC 238 vs. Jessica Eye, valentina Shevchenko UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko will make her first title defense when she takes on Jessica Eye in UFC 238. Though not official, it is probably this bout will function as the co-main occasion of the pay-per-view.
Shevchenko (16-3) is 5-2 in the UFC and won the vacant flyweight title with a five-round unanimous decision win over Joanna Jedrzejczyk in her final outing. She is 2-0 as a flyweight in the UFC, and her just two losses at the Octagon came against dual champ Amanda Nunes. Eye (14-6, 1 NC) is currently 4-5, 1 NC overall in the UFC and is 3-0 considering moving to the flyweight division. However, her three wins at 125lbs were all very close decisions, and Shevchenko is a massive step up in contest from who Eye has been battling.
Start looking for the champ Shevchenko to start as a monster favourite here as she looks to get her first name defense under her belt and begin to construct her legacy in the sport.
Katlyn Chookagian vs. Joanne Calderwood, UFC 238
Flyweight contenders Katlyn Chookagian and Joanne Calderwood are also set to match at UFC 238. If there’s an injury to somebody in the main event, it’s possible either of these fighters might be called up to fight for the name.
Chookagian (11-2) is 4-2 overall in the UFC and most recently dropped a split decision to Eye in UFC 231. Calderwood (13-3) is 5-2 at the UFC and is coming off of back-to-back wins over Ariane Lipski and Kalindra Faria since moving upward to flyweight.
Moving up in weight appears like it had been the best choice of Calderwood’s career as she looks rejuvenated in her new weight class. Chookagian is a decent fighter, but she lacks the finishing ability that Calderwood has. The gambling line ought to be fairly close, but I would prefer Calderwood here.
Tatiana Suarez vs. Nina Ansaroff, UFC 238
Top women’s strawweight contenders Tatiana Suarez and Nina Ansaroff will square off at UFC 238 with a potential title shot on the line.
Suarez (7-0) won The Ultimate Fighter 23 and is a perfect 4-0 in the UFC such as a gigantic TKO win over Carla Esparza in her final outing that announced herself as a legitimate title contender at 115lbs. Ansaroff (10-5) is currently 4-2 at the UFC and is currently riding a four-fight win streak using a breakthrough decision win over Claudia Gadelha in her last struggle.
This is a tremendous matchup between two of the hottest strawweights on the planet, and the winner should be next in line to resist the victory of UFC 237’s Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade. Though I adore what Ansaroff was doing lately, you simply have to go with the upside and accept Suarez in this fight. Like she always appears like, I anticipate Suarez to be a large favorite to win this battle.
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