Valentina Shevchenko wants to make it clear to fans that she is focused on this Saturday’s UFC 247 flyweight title defense against Katlyn Chookagian and not the supposed super-fights she keeps being asked about.

Shevchenko says she is not thinking about any super-fights as of right now.

Shevchenko (13-2-0) will attempt to make the third defense of her UFC flyweight title this Saturday when she takes on Chookagian.

In the months leading into the fight, headlines featuring Shevchenko have been dominated by talk of super-fights against the likes of bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes, newly-crowned strawweight champ Zhang Weili and even the men’s bantamweight champ, Henry Cejudo.

The ‘Bullet’ made it clear during a recent chat with MMA Junkie that she is fully focused on her upcoming opponent and wants to stop being asked about these supposed super-fights.

“First of all, I’m focused on my fight this Saturday,” Shevchenko said. “I’m not thinking about any further fights. I put everything I have inside of me toward this Saturday for this fight. Second, superfights against who? I don’t know. Amanda Nunes? Weili (Zhang)? Henry Cejudo? Against who? I don’t think this is the right moment to think about this right now.”

“I think (people) are just curious and want to know about everything going on,” Shevchenko said. “Of course, I think they understand flyweight is a hard, competitive division. They understand that. But everyone wants to see (these). I think it’s normal people have interest in all of the things in front of me at one time.”

The number-two ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighter on the planet knows she has a ‘different’ test ahead of her in Chookagian and wants to keep her mind on the task at hand.

“Katlyn is already different than my other (opponents) because I don’t believe any fighter can be the singular (form) you fought already,” Shevchenko said. “Even when you fight the same fighter twice, it can be two different fights. She has her styles and I prepared for those styles. That’s it. I hope it’s going to be a good fight.”

‘UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes’ takes place on Saturday February 8, 2020, from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States. The main card, co-headlined by Shevchenko vs. Chookagian, will be aired live on pay-per-view from 10pm EST.

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