MMAFighting<\/a>):<\/p>\n“Coming into the fight, I was injured. My foot was injured. All week, fight week, UFC Performance Institute, physical therapists they were working on my foot to get it back into the best shape. The few kicks that I had like super strong, it injured my foot. That\u2019s why I was willing to dance but we\u2019re going to have to do an X-ray. I hope it\u2019s nothing serious that could delay my return to the octagon but this is the reason why I didn\u2019t dance.”<\/p>\n
‘Bullet’ continued saying:<\/p>\n
\u201cConsidering pulling out of the fight? Never. Every time I have something, I try to deal with that first and actually I could not walk on my foot when I got this injury. I could not jump on it. But thankfully to the (physical therapists), they were able to get me back and I kind of felt OK. When you\u2019re in the fight, you have all this adrenaline and you just kick no matter what and you kick and think what\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking about being happy with the result of the match-up with Santos, Shevchenko continued:<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is exactly what I wanted. Opponents who are not giving up from the first second, going to the end and in this kind of fight, you can really show what you\u2019re made of. Your character, your mindset, you can kind of get what is yours \u2014 victory.”<\/p>\n
\u201cNo matter how hard, no matter how difficult. It\u2019s like showing who you are. I\u2019m happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Valentina Shevchenko was confident in her win saying:<\/p>\n
\u201cI worked until the last second of the fight to get my victory, to get my hands raised up. When it\u2019s judges you never know but if you work out everything you have and leave your heart and soul in the fight, you will be proud of yourself no matter what.”<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing surprised me. I really didn\u2019t have any position, even when she was on my back, I didn\u2019t feel in trouble. Like oh my God, this is tight and you have to work on your character. No, there was not. More than that, she kind of was inactive. Even me being in that position, I was striking and I feel the power of the strikes and I felt how she reacted because it was hurting her. This is what counts the most in mixed martial arts. Damage.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for what is next for Valentina Shevchenko, there are options out there, finishing she said:<\/p>\n
\u201cI have to mention, July we have in flyweight we have an amazing fight between two very strong fighters. It\u2019s Lauren Murphy and Miesha Tate. It\u2019s going to be an amazing fight. If Lauren Murphy gets a victory, a rematch maybe but not that soon. Miesha Tate wins the fight, I think this is what fans are going to love to see and end of the year, pay-per-view, main event, I think it\u2019s going to be great.”<\/p>\n
\u201cBut still another option is Julianna and Amanda in bantamweight. Once it\u2019s going to be more towards finalizing, I will work to building my body a little bit heavier, just a little bit so not to lose the speed. A lot of options for me, just to choose which one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Did you watch Valentina Shevchenko vs Taila Santos? Who would you like to see ‘Bullet’ get in the Octagon with next?<\/p>\n
Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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