Erin Blanchfield predicts earning title shot at UFC Edmonton – but expects one new challenge

There's a new champion and several contenders knocking on the door for the first crack, and Blanchfield (14-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) is among them. At UFC Fight Night 291 on Saturday, Blanchfield will have the opportunity to prove a point. "It's so crazy," Blanchfield told MMA Junkie on Monday. "I feel like it does really show how quickly MMA changes, how the landscape changes. I would've never thought Valentina (Shevchenko) would vacate her belt and would have been injured for that long that she needs to give it up. She's been someone who has been such a dominant champ.