The UFC has officially announced its upcoming event in The Windy City. UFC 238 takes place June 8 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois, along with the first few bouts for the card have been shown, including the women’s flyweight title battle. My thoughts on the new bouts — all women’s struggles — are below.
UFC 238 vs. Jessica Eye, valentina Shevchenko UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko will make her first title defense when she chooses on Jessica Eye at UFC 238. Though not official, it’s likely this bout will serve as the co-main occasion of this pay-per-view.
Shevchenko (16-3) is 5-2 at the UFC and won the empty 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 in the Octagon came against double champ Amanda Nunes. Eye (14-6, 1 NC) is currently 4-5, 1 NC total from the UFC and is 3-0 considering moving down to the flyweight division. But, her three wins at 125lbs were very close choices, and Shevchenko is a massive step up in competition from who Eye was battling.
Start looking for the champ Shevchenko to start as a monster favorite here as she looks to get her first title 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 meet at UFC 238. If there’s an accident to someone 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 many recently dropped a split decision to Eye at 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.
Enrolling in weight looks like it had been the best choice of Calderwood’s career as she looks rejuvenated at her fresh weight class. Chookagian is a decent fighter, but she lacks the finishing capability that Calderwood has. The betting line ought to be rather 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 UFC 238 with a possible title shot on the line.
Suarez (7-0) won The Ultimate Fighter 23 and can be a perfect 4-0 in the UFC including a massive TKO win over Carla Esparza in her last outing that declared herself as a legitimate title contender at 115lbs. Ansaroff (10-5) is 4-2 at the UFC and is currently riding a four-fight win streak with a breakthrough decision win over Claudia Gadelha in her last fight.
This is a tremendous matchup between two of the trendiest strawweights around the planet, and the winner should be next in line to fight the success of UFC 237’s Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade. Although I adore what Ansaroff was performing recently, you just need to go for the upside and accept Suarez in this fight. Like she always appears to be, I anticipate Suarez to be a big favorite to win this fight.
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