UFC champion in the weight category up to 56.7 kg Valentina Shevchenko (22-3 in MMA) commented on the conflict that arose in the duel of views with the Brazilian Amanda Nunes when she hit her on the chin.
The fight took place in September 2017 and ended with the victory of Nunes, the dominant champion in the category up to 61.2 kg, by a separate decision of the judges. Previously, the athletes met in the octagon in March 2016 and Nunes also won. Shevchenko won the UFC heavyweight championship title up to 56.7 kg in December 2018.
– I would like to ask you if it influenced you and does the behavior of the fighters during the view duel affect at least something? Or is it just an image for the public.
– In fact, all actions before the battle have a meaning. It affects some more, some less. But, yes, it all means something. Like a step, a division in a piggy bank. Still, the most important thing is the fight.
[Про поведение Аманды Нуньес] It showed her on the other side, that she’s an unbalanced person who can’t control herself, who at that moment felt a little pressure, because there was a clash of words, and that l ‘got off balance and showed she was mentally unstable,’ Shevchenko told .
On several occasions the question of a third fight between Shevchenko and Nunes has been raised, but the Brazilian caused a stir against American Julianne Peña in December last year.
Valentina Shevchenko represents Kyrgyzstan in the UFC, she has 22 wins, 3 losses. The 34-year-old athlete will play his next fight on June 11 in Singapore at the UFC 275 tournament. The fight with 28-year-old Brazilian Tayla Santos (19 wins, one loss) will be Shevchenko’s seventh in champion status.
Source : MatchTV
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