{"id":451071,"date":"2022-06-21T14:14:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T21:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=451071"},"modified":"2022-06-21T14:14:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T21:14:43","slug":"carla-esparza-discusses-possible-superfight-with-valentina-shevchenko-that-would-be-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/carla-esparza-discusses-possible-superfight-with-valentina-shevchenko-that-would-be-scary\/","title":{"rendered":"Carla Esparza discusses possible superfight with Valentina Shevchenko: “That would be scary”"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza isn’t very interested in fighting fellow titleholder Valentina Shevchenko.<\/p>\n

‘Cookie Monster’ is fresh off her title-winning performance against Rose Namajunas last month. The victory saw her claim the 115-pound championship for the second time. However, the win over ‘Thug Rose’ was also labeled as one of the worst fights in UFC history.<\/p>\n

Following her title win, the 34-year-old was linked<\/a> to a fight with Weili Zhang. The former strawweight champion is fresh off a victory over Joanna J\u0119drzejczyk earlier this month. If that fight with ‘Magnum’ doesn’t come to fruition, a fight with Valentina Shevchenko could be on the table.<\/p>\n

The women’s flyweight champion was last seen in the octagon at UFC 275, defeating Taila Santos. Prior to the victory, she teased<\/a> a move either up, or down in weight. The main motivator is a chance at double-champion status for ‘The Bullet’.<\/p>\n

Now, in an interview with MMAJunkie<\/em>, Carla Esparza previewed a matchup with Valentina Shevchenko. The women’s strawweight champion admitted that a fight with her fellow champion would be scary. She also referenced Shevchenko’s previous wins over Jessica Andrade and Joanna J\u0119drzejczyk.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWell, that would be scary,\u201d admitted Esparza with a laugh. \u201cShe is like, you know, a beast, for sure. I think that she would definitely put some fear in a lot of strawweights\u2019 hearts. I mean, if you look at (J\u00e9ssica) Andrade and Joanna (J\u0119drzejczyk), some of the most dominant strawweights in the division, they go up, fight her, and they get destroyed.” (h\/t MMANews<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to say what a weight cut would do to her, \u2019cause that\u2019s a little, you know, a bit to go. But yeah, that would be scary\u2026 For me, Valentina, I consider her the GOAT of women\u2019s MMA,\u201d added Esparza.<\/p>\n

What do you think about Carla Esparza’s comments? Do you think she would defeat Valentina Shevchenko? Sound off in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UFC women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza isn’t very interested in fighting fellow titleholder Valentina Shevchenko. ‘Cookie Monster’ is fresh off her title-winning performance against Rose Namajunas last month. The victory saw her claim the 115-pound championship for the second time. 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