Valentina Shevchenko to hold her next title defense on June 7

AKIPRESS.COM - The Las Vegas-based promotion announced Monday that UFC 251 will take place at RAC Arena in Perth on June 7. The UFC also officially confirmed a previously reported 125-pound championship clash between Shevchenko and Joanne Calderwood. No other bouts have been announced for the event.
Shevchenko (19-3) will be seeking her fourth title defense. A former bantamweight title challenger, Shevchenko has torn through her opposition since dropping to the 125-pound weight class in early 2018. She has suffered only two losses in her UFC career, both to two-weight champion Amanda Nunes.
Calderwood (14-4) has won three of her past four. Her only loss during that stretch was a unanimous decision to Chookagian in June. Originally from Scotland, now fighting out of Las Vegas, Calderwood defeated Andrea Lee via split decision in her most recent bout, at UFC 242 in September.
Formerly known as Perth Arena, RAC Arena can hold as many as 15,000 spectators and has been known to host basketball, tennis and concerts as well as MMA.