Although she is looking forward to fighting Miesha Tate, the bigger fights are waiting for her 135lbs. The Kyrgyzstani fighter has pretty much cleared out the entire division. She has already defended the 125lbs belt 6 times since winning it in 2018. Loading …… #UFC275 💥 /yX3nXhuWaTĪs for her upcoming fight, Valentina Shevchenko is set to take on Taila Santos at UFC 275 next month. Shevchenko easily submitted her with an armbar in the second round to secure herself a Performance of the Night bonus as well.

Instead, the Brazilian almost seemed as if she was not taking the challenge seriously.ĭuring her interview, the 34-year-old also reminded the fans that she possesses a victory over Julianna Pena as well. She revealed that Amanda did not have the usual killer instinct that she usually has during her fights. Having fought Amanda Nunes twice, Valentina Shevchenko finally shared her thoughts on the fight between Nunes and Pena. Instead of showing her usual fight IQ to slow the proceedings down, Nunes opted to push the pace which eventually made her gas out. Despite a good start to the contest, it was soon apparent that Amanda was lacking the cardio to take the fight deep into the latter rounds. Perhaps in the MMA upset of the century, Amanda Nunes lost to Julianna Pena in the second round of their fight at UFC 269. It’s very, very, very possible.” (h/t via MMA Fighting) Valentina Shevchenko speaks about Amanda Nunes’ loss to Julianna Pena So many things can happen, many things can change.

Molly McCann looked like a world beater after knocking out Luana Carolina and she’s ready to take on seemingly insurmountable odds next. “I think by the end of the year it’s going to be a good fight, But also we have to see - Miesha Tate is coming to 125 in July. Molly McCann down to fight Valentina Shevchenko if Taila Santos drops out: ‘I would love to be like Michael Bisping’, 9:00 PM.

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