{"id":248880,"date":"2017-09-08T14:24:35","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T21:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=248880"},"modified":"2017-09-08T14:24:35","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T21:24:35","slug":"picks-technical-valentina-shevchenko-beat-nunes-ufc-215","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/holly-holm\/picks-technical-valentina-shevchenko-beat-nunes-ufc-215\/","title":{"rendered":"Holly Holm Picks &#8216;More Technical&#8217; Valentina Shevchenko to Beat Nunes at UFC 215"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although Demetrious Johnson&#8217;s quest for MMA history will be postponed, Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko are good to go this time. It&#8217;s a rematch between two of the top women in the sport right now, with the UFC bantamweight title on the line. Another former UFC champ, Holly Holm, knows exactly what it&#8217;s like to be in Nunes&#8217; position. In July of last year, Holm tested Shevchenko&#8217;s toughness and lost a decision to the Polish striker. It&#8217;s one of the reasons she is picking Shevchenko over Nunes tomorrow at UFC 215.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think Amanda Nunes is a very tough girl; Valentina [Shevchenko] is far more technical. I think everyone knows Amanda likes power shots, and Shevchenko is a lot more technical. I think Shevchenko can take the belt away.\u00a0Anything can happen in a fight. Don\u2019t get me wrong, but I think Shevchenko can do it.\u201d\u00a0\u2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2017\/09\/holly-holm-prediction-valentina-shevchenko-amanda-nunes-ufc-215\">Holly Holm speaking to MMA Junkie<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-248881 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/HolmShevWin.jpg\" alt=\"Valentina Shevchenko\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/HolmShevWin.jpg 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/HolmShevWin-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/HolmShevWin-585x305.jpg 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/HolmShevWin-390x203.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Valentina&#8217;s really tough. We knew that. We knew [about her] counter-punching, clinch, trips, all that. It&#8217;s not like I haven&#8217;t been taught the right things. It just all comes down to my performance and it wasn&#8217;t great tonight. I&#8217;ve never in my career, whether it be boxing or MMA, ever felt like I&#8217;m at the top because I know they&#8217;re always someone else aspiring to be the best. [&#8230;] I want to feel like I&#8217;m up against the best and I know these girls are tough. That&#8217;s what makes a win great and a loss devastating.&#8221; \u2014\u00a0Holly Holm at the UFC on FOX 20\u00a0post-fight press conference.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After losing three fights straight as well as her UFC bantamweight title, Holm finally got back on the winning side after knocking out Bethe Correia. She&#8217;ll most likely be watching this fight closely, considering she could always be a couple of wins away from challenging for the bantamweight tbelt again. That does depend on which weight class she chooses to compete under. After all, Cris Cyborg needs a challenger to defend her featherweight title against.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2MWTb8NADLw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 9\/8\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although Demetrious Johnson&#8217;s quest for MMA history will be postponed, Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko are good to go this time. It&#8217;s a rematch between two of the top women in the sport right now, with the UFC bantamweight title on the line. 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