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Valentina Shevchenko claims Taila Santos is “trying to hypnotize herself” by thinking she can win at UFC 275
Valentina Shevchenko has heard all the talk that Taila Santos will be one of her toughest title defenses in recent memory. Shevchenko is set to face the Brazilian in the co-main event of UFC 275 in a very intriguing matchup. Although the champ has been dominant, Santos has said she sees flaws in Shevchenko’s game […]
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Dana White responds to critics who claim the UFC women’s flyweight division is weak: “No, Valentina Shevchenko is so good, she makes the division look weak”
Dana White has rejected the idea that the UFC women’s flyweight division is weak, citing how good Valentina Shevchenko has been as champion. Over the course of the last few years, Valentina Shevchenko has firmly established herself as one of the most dominant champions in the recent history of the UFC. In direct contrast to […]
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Kenny Florian discusses what Taila Santos must do to beat Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 275: “Go in there early Wanderlei Silva style berserker mode”
Kenny Florian has given his thoughts on what Taila Santos needs to do in order to defeat Valentina Shevchenko. This Saturday night at UFC 275, Taila Santos faces the toughest test of her mixed martial arts career to date when she battles Valentina Shevchenko for the UFC women’s flyweight championship. While she may hold a […]
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Erin Blanchfield targeting future showdown with Valentina Shevchenko: “I want to be the one to dethrone her”
UFC women’s flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield has her eyes set on champion Valentina Shevchenko. The 23-year-old was last seen in action at UFC Vegas 56 last Saturday night. There, Blanchfield earned her sixth victory in a row, as she submitted J.J. Aldrich. The victory was her third straight inside the UFC octagon since being signed […]
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Valentina Shevchenko teases she could fight the winner of Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes 2: “It’s possible”
UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko says she might fight for the bantamweight title after her next fight. Next month, ‘Bullet’ is set to defend her flyweight crown against Talia Santos at UFC 275. If she defeats the Brazilian, many have speculated that she might move back to bantamweight. During her reign at flyweight, Shevchenko […]
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Josh Thomson suggests UFC champion Valentina Shevchenko should consider turning heel
In speaking about the recent UFC 275 announcements, Josh Thomson is suggesting UFC champion Valentina Shevchenko should consider turning heel. It was announced earlier this month that Valentina Shevchenko (22-3 MMA) will match up with Taila Santos (19-1 MMA) in the flyweight title bout at UFC 275 on June 11, 2022. Shevchenko, 34, has won […]
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Valentina Shevchenko set to defend flyweight title at UFC 275 against Taila Santos
Valentina Shevchenko has her next flyweight title defense set. Shevchenko is booked to face Taila Santos at UFC 275 on June 11, according to MMAFighting although contracts have not been signed at this time. The event is targeted to take place in Singapore, Ariel Helwani reported on Tuesday, although no official location has been announced. […]
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Amanda Serrano wants Valentina Shevchenko fight if Dana White agrees to Jake Paul challenge
Amanda Serrano is letting it be known that she fears no woman. The current multi-weight boxing champion fought her last two matches as the co-main event to Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley. Winning both to extend her winning streak to 28, the 42-1-1 Puerto Rico native is only looking up – even if that means […]
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Valentina Shevchenko discusses the possibility of Kayla Harrison joining the UFC: “It will be very hard for her to find opponents”
UFC flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko has given her thoughts on Kayla Harrison potentially joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship. For the last few years we’ve seen Valentina Shevchenko dominate the flyweight division in every way, shape and form. While she’s been a strong favourite in pretty much all of her fights, she’s still managed to go […]
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Julianna Pena ‘would love’ rematch with Valentina Shevchenko at flyweight
Julianna Pena hopes to topple another all-time great after defeating Amanda Nunes at UFC 269. Nunes went unbeaten for six years and 12 fights until meeting Pena this past Saturday night. For Pena, however, she’d tasted defeat as recently as October 2020 when faced with former featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie. Before that, Pena’s most […]
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Dana White explains why he doesn’t “see much point” in booking a trilogy fight between Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko
UFC president Dana White has revealed that he doesn’t see much point in booking a trilogy fight between Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko. This Saturday night, Amanda Nunes will once again defend her UFC bantamweight title when she goes head to head with Julianna Pena. The majority of fans are backing her to secure the […]
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Valentina Shevchenko recalls Halle Berry asking her to hit her harder when filming new movie
Valentina Shevchenko is even a champion in the fictional world. The reigning UFC flyweight champion recently began expanding her horizons by getting into the acting world when recruited by Halle Berry to be in her directorial debut, Bruised – in theaters now. “Her main idea for the fight scenes, it has to be real,” Valentina […]
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Lauren Murphy equates Valentina Shevchenko to Michael Jordan after UFC 266 loss
Lauren Murphy has high praise for Valentina Shevchenko after challenging for the UFC flyweight crown at UFC 266. The former Invicta FC bantamweight champion in Murphy rode her best winning streak since her days as a titleholder heading into UFC 266’s co-main event on Sept. 25. Unfortunately for her, “The Bullet” continued her dominant ways […]
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Mackenzie Dern says she has her eye on Valentina Shevchenko with future flyweight move
UFC women’s strawweight contender Mackenzie Dern says she has her eye on Valentina Shevchenko with a future move to the flyweight division. Dern returns to the Octagon this Saturday night when she faces off against Marina Rodriguez in a women’s strawweight bout that serves as the five-round headliner of UFC Vegas 39. For Dern, she […]
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Valentina Shevchenko claims Amanda Nunes doesn’t want trilogy fight
As Valentina Shevchenko and Amanda Nunes continue to dominate their divisions, the call for the trilogy has only increased, yet for Shevchenko, she says the Brazilian doesn’t want it. Shevchenko and Nunes first fought back at UFC 196 where the Brazilian won a decision. They then had their rematch at UFC 215 as Nunes was […]
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What’s next for the stars of UFC 266?
The UFC was back in front of a full capacity crowd at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for a stacked UFC 266 card. The card saw Alexander Volkanovski defending his belt against Brian Ortega, Valentina Shevchenko defending her belt against Lauren Murphy, and Nick Diaz returning against Robbie Lawler. The event ended up […]
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Valentina Shevchenko fires back at Khabib Nurmagomedov for suggesting that rings girls are useless in MMA
UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko fired back at Khabib Nurmagomedov for suggesting that rings girls are useless in MMA. Nurmagomedov recently had some choice comments to make regarding the ring card girls in mixed martial arts, essentially arguing that they are useless to the sport. Shevchenko, however, disagrees with what “The Eagle” has suggested. […]
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Pros react after Valentina Shevchenko TKO’s Lauren Murphy at UFC 266
Tonight’s UFC 266 event was co-headlined by a women’s flyweight title fight featuring Valentina Shevchenko taking on challenger Lauren Murphy. Shevchenko (22-3 MMA) entered the contest sporting a perfect 7-0 record since returning to flyweight. That impressive streak including five-straight title defenses. In her most previous effort at UFC 261, ‘The Bullet’ scored a dominant […]
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UFC 266 Results: Valentina Shevchenko TKO’s Lauren Murphy (Video)
Tonight’s UFC 266 event is co-headlined by a women’s flyweight title fight featuring Valentina Shevchenko taking on challenger Lauren Murphy. Shevchenko (22-3 MMA) has gone a perfect 7-0 since returning to flyweight, including five-straight title defenses. In her most recent effort at UFC 261, ‘The Bullet’ scored a dominant TKO victory over Jessica Andrade. Meanwhile, […]
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UFC 266 | Pro fighters make their picks for Valentina Shevchenko vs. Lauren Murphy title fight
In the co-main event of UFC 266, Valentina Shevchenko is looking to defend her flyweight belt as she faces Lauren Murphy. Ahead of the fight, the champ is a massive -1250 favorite while the challenger is a +750 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their prediction for […]
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Valentina Shevchenko open to trilogy fight with rival Amanda Nunes
UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko says she is open to a trilogy fight with her rival, UFC double champion Amanda Nunes. Shevchenko is currently getting ready to defend the women’s 125lbs belt against top contender Lauren Murphy at UFC 266 next Saturday night. Should Shevchenko win that fight, it would be her eighth win […]
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Valentina Shevchenko defends UFC ring card girls following comments by Khabib Nurmagomedov
UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko defended the UFC ring card girls following the comments by Khabib Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov recently had some negative things to say about MMA ring card girls, essentially suggesting that they are pointless. That led to a number of the ring card girls, such as Arianny Celeste and Brittany Palmer, coming […]
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Cynthia Calvillo confident she has what it takes to beat Valentina Shevchenko, can’t say the same about Lauren Murphy
Cynthia Calvillo is confident she has what it takes to beat the champ Valentina Shevchenko, but she can’t say the same about Lauren Murphy. Calvillo returns to the Octagon at UFC 266 when she takes on former title challenger Jessica Andrade, and on the same card, Shevchenko puts the UFC women’s flyweight title on the […]
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Two championship bouts and one five-round non-title fight are set for UFC 266
UFC 266 is set to feature two championship showdowns in addition to a highly anticipated five-round non-title rematch. The September 25 pay-per-view card was always set to be something of a barnburner given the many rumors that have been flooding out in recent weeks, and now, it appears as if we could be in for […]
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Lauren Murphy explains how she can dethrone women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko
Lauren Murphy explained how she can dethrone UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko if she gets the next title shot at 125lbs. Murphy is currently the No. 3 ranked contender in the women’s flyweight division and she seems poised to be the next title challenger for the champion Shevchenko. With Murphy coming off of five […]
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Valentina Shevchenko explains how Julianna Pena can defeat Amanda Nunes at UFC 265
UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko explained how Julianna Pena can defeat women’s double champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 265. Shevchenko and Pena fought at UFC on FOX 23 and Shevchenko won the fight in the second round by armbar, so they are very familiar with one another. Pena will next step into the Octagon […]
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Lauren Murphy not guaranteed next title shot against Valentina Shevchenko, says Dana White
UFC president Dana White says he is not committed to giving Lauren Murphy a title shot against flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko next. Murphy defeated Joanne Calderwood via split decision on the UFC 263 preliminary card for her fifth win in a row, and she wants to fight for the belt next. Murphy hasn’t fought the […]
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Tatiana Suarez: ‘I’m open to Valentina Shevchenko trying to grapple with me’
Tatiana Suarez’s days at 115-pounds may be behind her. After seeing how the last UFC flyweight title bout played out, the dominant wrestler likes her chances against one of the sport’s very best. Having not competed since June 2019 due to lingering injuries, the undefeated 8-0 season 23 winner of The Ultimate Fighter is now […]