A combat that includes the 2 greatest pound-for-pound feminine athletes within the UFC led to a one-sided whopping, as Valentina Shevchenko wiped the ground with Weili Zhang to retain the ladies’s flyweight title within the UFC 322 co-main occasion.
After some early buying and selling and feeling out, Shevchenko scored first blood by dropping Zhang with a knee to the physique. Zhang stopped the efforts of Shevchenko to get in full mount and labored her technique to the ft; nevertheless, Shevchenko appeared to rock her once more with a backfist.
Shevchenko acquired Zhang again to the bottom and ended up dominating in facet management and the crucifix for almost all the second spherical. Zhang had her moments in a 3rd spherical that was quieter, however Shevchenko scored one other takedown with 90 seconds left within the body.
Shevchenko did extra injury to Zhang within the fourth spherical, specializing in the physique. Even when Zhang landed a kick to the physique, Shevchenko grabbed her leg and scored yet one more takedown.
Valentina Shevchenko Dominates Weili Zhang At UFC 322
Valentina Shevchenko is a legend
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— Ben Davis (@BenTheBaneDavis) November 16, 2025
Shevchenko misplaced and gained again the UFC girls’s flyweight title in her trilogy bout with Alexa Grasso. She then efficiently retained in opposition to Manon Fiorot earlier this yr at UFC 315.
Zhang gained again the UFC girls’s strawweight title by defeating Carla Esparza at UFC 281. She retained in opposition to Amanda Lemos, Yan Xiaonan, and Tatiana Suarez earlier than vacating the title to problem Shevchenko.
