{"id":465434,"date":"2022-12-14T06:22:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T14:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=465434"},"modified":"2022-12-14T06:22:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T14:22:03","slug":"valentina-shevchenko-name-drops-two-opponents-for-her-next-title-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/valentina-shevchenko-name-drops-two-opponents-for-her-next-title-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentina Shevchenko name drops two opponents for her next title defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valentina Shevchenko has given her thoughts on who she will face next as her UFC flyweight title reign continues.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since capturing the belt four years ago, Valentina Shevchenko has been the queen at 125 pounds. &#8216;Bullet&#8217; has been able to defeat everyone who has stepped forward, even if the win over Taila Santos was a bit controversial.<\/p>\n<p>Some have questioned whether or not she should switch up her weight class, perhaps in an attempt to become a two-division champion. Either way, though, the 34-year-old is still one of the best female fighters in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Given that she hasn&#8217;t fought in six months, there are plenty of questions surrounding her future. In a recent interview, Shevchenko tried to clear things up.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Valentina Shevchenko: Zhang Weili&#039;s Improvements &#039;Not Gonna Help Her&#039; In Possible Fight\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dAaCcHBklzg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI would consider two names: It\u2019s Alexa Grasso and Fiorot,\u201d Shevchenko said. \u201cThese are two challengers that are extremely good and ready for this title test. I think any of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Shevchenko was then asked about two possible superfights against some familiar names.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThere is interest always, and I\u2019m actually ready for that [Nunes], because it\u2019s a fight that makes sense,\u201d Shevchenko said. \u201cBut yeah, let\u2019s see how everything plays out, because I think any bright names, any superfights would be good.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Shevchenko pushes for immortality<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cDefinitely it\u2019s one of the options that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-champion-weili-zhang-reveals-plans-for-a-future-clash-with-fellow-titleholder-valentina-shevchenko-eventually-we-will-run-into-each-other\/\">can happen [Zhang]<\/a>,\u201d Shevchenko said. \u201cI saw her recent fights. She got stronger, more tactical, but if a fight is gonna happen, it\u2019s not gonna help her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Quotes via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2022\/12\/ufc-news-valentina-shevchenko-considers-alexa-grasso-manon-fiorot-title-fights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Junkie<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Whatever option she chooses, you can bet Shevchenko will be in a major fight in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><em>Who do you think Valentina Shevchenko will fight next? Can you picture a scenario in which she wins a second title? Is she the best UFC champion in the promotion right now? Let us know in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valentina Shevchenko has given her thoughts on who she will face next as her UFC flyweight title reign continues. Ever since capturing the belt four years ago, Valentina Shevchenko has been the queen at 125 pounds. &#8216;Bullet&#8217; has been able to defeat everyone who has stepped forward, even if the win over Taila Santos was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54478,"featured_media":295399,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[39610,10368],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Valentina Shevchenko name drops two opponents for her next title defense | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Valentina Shevchenko has given her thoughts on who she will face next as her UFC flyweight title reign continues.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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