Filed under: Featured , News , UFC The UFC hasn’t named its events for quite a while, but if the promotion were still doing so, a fitting tag for Saturday’s card would been something like “UFC on FOX 23: Moving Day.” Each fight on the main card is significant in its respective division, none more so than the main event, which pits Julianna Pena , the No. 2 fighter in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA women’s bantamweight rankings , against No. 3-ranked Valentina Shevchenko . While nothing has been set, there’s a good chance the winner will move on to face champion Amanda Nunes in her next title defense. In the co-main event, Donald Cerrone looks to pick up his record-tying 20th UFC win with the promotion and move one step closer to a welterweight title shot – and the money that comes with that shot , when he faces Jorge Masvidal

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10 reasons to watch UFC on FOX 23, where it’s moving day for main-card fighters – MMA Junkie

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