Valentina Shevchenko vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk full fight video preview for UFC 231 co-main event

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White stripped Nicco Montano of the 125-pound strap earlier this year after The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 26 champion delayed her initial title defense, then failed to answer the call at UFC 228.

With the flyweight title currently in limbo, the promotion has agreed to let former strawweight champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, move up to 125 pounds to battle top contender — and former bantamweight — Valentina Shevchenko. They’ll do the deed in the UFC 231 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event TONIGHT (Sat., Dec. 8, 2018) inside Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Jedrzejczyk (15-2) was unseated from her 115-pound throne in a stunning upset to Rose Namajunas at UFC 217. Their UFC 223 rematch went the distance but yielded the same result, sending the Pole to the back of the line, despite a rebound win over Tecia Torres at UFC on FOX 30.

Shevchenko (15-3), meanwhile, dropped down to the flyweight division after an unsuccessful attempt to strip Amanda Nunes of the 135-pound strap. Her highly-anticipated debut resulted in an unnecessarily violent submission win over the hapless Priscila Cachoeira at UFC Fight Night 125 back in February.

Check out their fight video preview above.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 231 fight card TONIGHT (click here), starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET.

See the finalized UFC 231 fight card and line up here.