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Valentina Shevchenko believes she has the advantage in fight with Joanna Jedrzejczyk
At UFC 231 in Toronto on December 8, the women’s flyweight title will be on the line. However, there will be no champion defending it, as former champion Nicco Montano was stripped of the title after failing to reach the scale at UFC 228. Come December, the current number one flyweight contender Valentina Shevchenko will […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk says Shevchenko title fight could happen this year, sends message to “jealous” flyweights
It’s sounding more and more likely that former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will move up to the flyweight division to battle Valentina Shevchenko for the division’s vacant title. Speaking on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday, Joanna Jedrzejczyk divulged that there’s a strong chance the fight happens this year. “There’s a big chance that […]
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Valentina Shevchenko ‘moving on’ from Nicco Montano, open to Joanna Jedrzejczyk title bout
It has quickly become quite the ‘Big drama show!’ when it comes to the women’s 125-pound weight class in the UFC. And now we’re left wondering what’s next. On weigh-in day for UFC 228 this past weekend, mid-weight cut the then champion Nicco Montano would be hospitalized due to issues with her kidneys resulting in […]
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Jessica Andrade says she offered to fight Valentina Shevchenko for flyweight title at UFC 228
When Nicco Montano was hospitalized ahead of her planned UFC 228 title fight with Valentina Shevchenko, the UFC began a frantic and ultimately unsuccessful search for a replacement opponent. While the promotion ultimately decided to pull Shevchenko from the card, strawweight contender Jessica Andrade says she offered to abandon her planned strawweight fight with Karolina […]
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Nicco Montano reacts to ‘uncalled for’ stripping of title and ‘egomaniac’ Valentina Shevchenko
The last two days have gone exactly the opposite of how Nicco Montano had planned that they would. And unfortunately, it was all out of her control. After failing to make it to the scale and be hospitalized on weigh-in day, the inaugural UFC flyweight champion Montano’s scheduled title defense against top contender Valentina Shevchenko […]
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10 fighter options for Valentina Shevchenko’s vacant flyweight title fight
It’s been a chaotic day atop the UFC women’s flyweight division. And now that everything has been resolved, it’s onto what happens next. After the inaugural champion Nicco Montano’s hospitalization due to complications with her kidneys during her weight cut, the UFC opted to pull her from the bout and strip her of her title. It […]
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BREAKING | Nicco Montano stripped of UFC flyweight title
Even though many expected the title reign of the inaugural UFC flyweight champion to end very soon, no one saw it coming in this fashion. After being hospitalized in the midst of her weight cut due to issues with her kidneys, the champion Nicco Montano was pulled from her scheduled title defense against Valentina Shevchenko […]
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Valentina Shevchenko responds in depth on ‘unprofessional’ Nicco Montano after fight cancellation
Drama at the weigh-ins for UFC 228 was guaranteed as we waited for Darren Till and Tyron Woodley to hit the scale. Surprisingly, the drama had nothing to do with them. The event’s co-main event was set to feature the first defense of the women’s flyweight championship as the titleholder and season 26 winner of […]
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BREAKING | Nicco Montano out of UFC 228, co-main event with Valentina Shevchenko scrapped
This morning, mere hours ahead of the UFC 228 weigh-ins, UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano was rushed to the emergency ward of a hospital in the card’s host city of Dallas, Texas. While it was immediately clear the champion’s title fight with fearsome challenger Valentina Shevchenko was in jeopardy, it was not clear whether the […]
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Nicco Montano embraces underdog role going into UFC 228, ‘Every match starts 0-0’
“Every match starts 0-0. Anyone can talk anybody up. Everyone saw how the Ronda Rousey – Holly Holm fight went. They saw how Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey’s fights went, like, there’s no MMA match that’s going to be able to tell you the outcome a hundred percent. So yeah, that doesn’t bother me at […]
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Nicco Montano opens as biggest underdog ever for a defending champion
After overcoming the odds once before as well as a crippling foot injury on top of it, the inaugural UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano is ready to carry the underdog status into UFC 228 once again. The opening odds for Montano’s very first title defense against former bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko have been released […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Valentina Shevchenko is not expecting an easy fight from Nicco Montano
Top UFC women’s flyweight contender Valentina Shevchenko has been gunning for the division’s inaugural champion Nicco Montano for months. Now that Montano is fighting fit, it looks as though the pair will be booked to fight at UFC 228 on September 8. No contracts have been signed but I’m told verbal agreements are in place […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 87 // Juan Archuleta | Brian Kelleher | Valentina Shevchenko | Antonina Shevchenko
A new episode of BJPENN.COM Radio is here, Penn Nation! First up, coming off a sensational KO win at Bellator 201 over the weekend, good friend of the show Juan Archuleta. “The Spaniard” returns to help us recap his performance and discuss what’s next for the future champ. When he’d like to get back to […]
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Antonina Shevchenko details journey to the Contender Series
The name ‘Shevchenko’ will forever be synonymous with the ever talented, Valentina ‘Bullet’ Shevchenko. However, another Shevchenko plans to leave a mark of their own in the MMA world. Valentina’s older sister, Antonina will be headlining tomorrow night’s installment of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series when she takes on Jaymee Nievara. The undefeated 3-0 […]
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REPORT | Valentina Shevchenko vs. Nicco Montano in the works for UFC 228
A women’s flyweight title fight featuring top contender Valentina Shevchenko taking on current division champion Nicco Montano is in the works for September’s UFC 228 event. “The Bullet” took to Twitter earlier today with the following message for Nicco Montano encouraging the current 125-pound champion to sign the fight agreement. https://twitter.com/BulletValentina/status/1007990185949138950 “Hey Nicco, finally! Sign […]
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Nicco Montano ready to defend title vs Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 228
After constant harassment from fans on social media while recovering from a serious foot injury, the inaugural UFC flyweight champ is ready to make her first title defense. The champion, Nicco Montano announced the news on Instagram today that she is ready to defend her title against former 135-pound title challenger, Valentina ‘Bullet’ Shevchenko at […]
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Valentina Shevchenko sends message to Nicco Montano: either you are fighting and defending or you should step out
Valentina Shevchenko wants a shot at UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano. That could not be any clearer. Unfortunately for her, the fight has proven a little difficult to put together. This, of course, is not the fault of Montano, who has been recovering from a tonsillectomy. Yet Shevchenko seems to be getting tired of waiting all […]
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Report | UFC eyeing Nicco Montano vs. Valentina Shevchenko title fight for Calgary main event
Earlier today, the UFC announced a slew of bouts for UFC on FOX 30, which goes down on July 28 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Though these announcements included news of a Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens featherweight co-main event, they did not include any news about the card’s main event. According to Ariel Helwani of […]
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After Rough Debut, Priscila Cachoeira Questioned if She Was a UFC Level Fighter But Still Wants Valentina Shevchenko Rematch
A UFC debut can’t get much rougher than the one that new UFC flyweight, Priscila Cachoeira had to go through last month. The undefeated Brazilian newcomer, Cachoeira entered the octagon for the very first time in her home country…but in the end, that was about the only good memory to come of that night in […]
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Amanda Nunes not interested in Valentina Shevchenko rematch: I don’t care about her
UFC women’s bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes and top flyweight contender Valentina Shevchenko have previously engaged in two competitive scraps, with Nunes’ emerging the victor by a narrow margin on both occasions. While the grounds for a third fight would certainly seem to be there as a result, this is not something Nunes is interested in. […]
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Flyweight champ Nicco Montano isn’t scared of Valentina Shevchenko, gives timeframe for title fight
Nicco Montano is the UFC women’s flyweight champion. She earned that distinction with a December decision defeat of Roxanne Modafferi. While Montano is the champion, however, many fans seem to consider flyweight contender Valentina Shevchenko the division’s best fighter. There are even some fans who believe Montano is avoiding Shevchenko. Speaking to KRQE earlier this month, Montano […]
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Valentina Shevchenko Says the Fans Deserve to Hear Something From Nicco Montano
It hasn’t been that long since Valentina Shevchenko’s absolute domination of Priscila Cachoeira at UFC Belem. It was her flyweight debut and she used that as an alarm siren to every 125-pound woman on the planet. She wasted no time at all calling out the champion Nicco Montano, but there has been nothing but crickets. […]
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Valentina Shevchenko calls for flyweight title shot at UFC 225
Back in early February, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Valentina Shevchenko made her anticipated debut in the new women’s flyweight division opposite Brazil’s Priscila Cachoeira. Shevchenko’s flyweight debut would go down as one of the most brutal beatdowns we’ve ever seen in the Octagon, as she absolutely mauled her outmatched foe to a second-round submission win. […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Valentina Shevchenko Warns Nicco Montano That She Can’t Stay Injured Forever
After Valentina Shevchenko’s anticipated debut in the women’s flyweight division, the one thing everyone had on their mind came into reality: The Bullet is a serious problem for this new division. She put on just about the most dominant performance you can imagine against Priscila Cachoeira at UFC Belem, then immediately called out women’s flyweight […]
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VIDEO | Jessica-Rose Clark Would Like to Fight Valentina Shevchenko for the Title, “She is the next champion, 100%”
“I think i’m one or two fights away [from a title shot]. I think [Valentina] Shevchenko will fight for the title next and I would like to fight her for the title. So however many I need to have between now and then, that’s what i’m working towards 100%. She [Shevchenko] is the next champion, […]
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Invicta Flyweight Champ, Jennifer Maia Isn’t Afraid of Valentina Shevchenko, “I’ll fight whoever is in front of me”
When you bring up the discussion of best female flyweight fighters in the world today, very few if any will say that Invicta FC champion, Jennifer Maia isn’t #1. The Curitiba, Brazil native, Maia has defended her title twice and is currently on a six-fight winning streak that includes wins over Vanessa Porto, Agnieszka Niedzwiedz, […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 69 // Valentina Shevchenko
BJPENN Radio returns tonight at 8PM ET/5PM PT! 8:15PM ET- Our guest for the evening is “Bullet” Valentina Shevchenko. Following what can only be described as one of the most dominant wins in recent MMA history over Priscila Cachoeria this past weekend, Valentina has been the hottest topic in the combat sports headlines. With this impressive […]
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Valentina Shevchenko defends UFC Belem stoppage: I wouldn’t change anything else
Referee Mario Yamasaki might the most unpopular man in MMA right now. The MMA community brought out the torches and pitchforks after he let Valentina Shevchenko brutalize the grossly outmatched Priscila Cachoeira for far longer than necessary last Saturday, and the backlash hasn’t stopped since. Of all the people to criticize Yamasaki, none did so […]