Valentina Shevchenko has her personal huge matchup lined up for later this month however the flyweight queen additionally lately took time to handle some latest feedback from Kayla Harrison. Shevchenko will defend her 125 pound crown in opposition to the previous strawweight titleholder who vacated her belt for the prospect to turn out to be a two division UFC champion, Zhang Weili. This superfight will transpire within the co-main occasion of UFC 322 on November fifteenth.
Whereas Weili has the prospect to probably enter that rarefied air of two division champions in UFC historical past, Shevchenko would possibly probably punch her ticket to her personal alternative on the identical legacy transfer if she wins inside Madison Sq. Backyard subsequent week. Harrison is about on preventing Amanda Nunes subsequent on an undisclosed date and talked about an curiosity in figthing somebody like Shevchenko on the Summer time 2026 White Home card.
Talking with Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie, ‘The Bullet’ addressed the latest feedback made by the UFC bantamweight champion, as Shevchenko stated,
“Kayla is an excellent fighter, very robust bodily, and undoubtedly it could be an ideal battle. However I’m not wanting previous my battle. You already know me—I at all times concentrate on the problem proper in entrance of me. My problem is UFC 322. We will come again to this query after the battle.”
Valentina Shevchenko, her prior bantamweight historical past, and the amanda nunes issue
Valentina Shevchenko has carved out a path as one of the best girls’s MMA fighter at flyweight however she additionally did some unimaginable issues at bantamweight. She had a pair of thrilling fights with Amanda Nunes and whereas Nunes bested Shevchenko each instances, many thought their rematch might have simply gone to Shevchneko on the scorecards as properly.
The sequel conflict with Nunes led to Shevchenko transferring all the way down to flyweight with little discuss of any form of cross divisional tremendous battle between the 2 champs rising. It seems Shevchenko does nonetheless considerably consider a trilogy affair with Nunes as Shevchenko stated [via MMA Junkie],
“For a very long time, [Nunes] was the one purpose why I might return to 135. It was only one title, unfinished enterprise what I had with Amanda. When she retired, I misplaced curiosity for that, and now, let’s see. The rumor is that she’s un-retired, however let’s see if it’s a actuality.”
