Her opponent will be Weili Zhang, a former champion in the strawweight division from China, who decided to vacate her title and move up to a heavier weight class for this fight.
The title fight will take place in the women's flyweight division between Valentina Shevchenko and Weili Zhang.
This will be the eighth title defense for the Kyrgyzstani in her professional career. The last time Shevchenko entered the octagon was in May of this year at UFC 315, where she won against Manon Fiorot by unanimous decision.
