ABU DHABI – With the next spot to challenge UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko seemingly up for grabs, Andrea Lee thinks she has a good chance to put herself at the top of the queue with a win at UFC 242.

Lee (11-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is unbeaten in three UFC appearances and will look to extend the successful start to octagon tenure in Saturday’s matchup with Joanne Calderwood (13-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC). She thinks a solid winning performance would give her as good a case to challenge Shevchenko (13-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) next as anyone else.

“I feel like it’s setting me up for potential title contention,” Lee told MMA Junkie at UFC 242’s media day. “I see it coming. I’m not 100 percent yet because I don’t know what the UFC wants to do, but in my gut I feel like that’s probably something they’re trying to push. I want that to happen eventually.”

UFC 242 takes place at The Arena in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Lee vs. Calderwood is the featured bout of the televised prelims on FX, which air prior to the main card on pay-per-view.

Shevchenko is coming off back-to-back title defenses against Jessica Eye and Liz Carmouche within a three-month period. “The Bullet” is looking to stay active, and while many believe she’s going to be tough to beat, Lee said her odds are strong.

“I think anybody is beatable,” Lee said. “I think everyone is beatable at one point. I think that I do stand a good chance.”

First and foremost, though, Lee must get past Calderwood, who is among the most seasoned competitors at 125 pounds. Lee was critical of her performance in a win over Montana de la Rosa at UFC on ESPN+ 12 in June, but she thinks the style matchup at UFC 242 will allow her to shine.

“The fact that she’s a striker, it’s an exciting matchup for me,” Lee said. “(After my last fight) they asked me what I want and I said, ‘I’ve fought a couple of wrestlers for a couple of fights and I would like to fight another striker.’ Now I’m fighting ‘JoJo,’ so I’m happy.”

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