UFC on Fox 23 takes place on January 28, 2017 and will be headlined by a bantamweight title eliminator between Julianna Pena and Valentina Schevchenko. The winner will likely be challenging Amanda Nunes for the UFC bantamweight championship later in the year.

Ahead of the fight, Pena has revealed to SiriusXM Rush that she is absolutely obsessed with her opponent, Valentina Schevchenko.

“I watch her fighting every day,” Pena told Luke Thomas on his radio show. “I’m obsessed with this girl.”

Pena goes on to explain her obsession with the world class striker, she even knows about her favorite food and how she spends her spare time.

“I’m obsessed with this chick,” Pena restated. “I’m literally obsessed with her. I think about her morning, noon, and night. I watch her videos. Her favorite food is pizza. She likes to salsa on her off time. I’m literally obsessed with this girl. She’s a very worthy opponent. She’s got great stand up striking skills. She’s a 17-time world Muay Thai champion, and I take her very seriously like I do all my opponents. It’s going to be a great fight. One of us is going to get our hand’s raised at the end of the day, and I believe that hand is going to be mine.”

Pena will fight Shevchenko in the main event of the next UFC on FOX event in Denver, Colorado on Jan. 28. The winner of the fight will likely be next in line to fight UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes.

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