Former UFC champion Valentina Shevchenko on , she admitted that in mixed martial arts (MMA), the slightest distraction from the situation in the ring is not forgiven.
Shevchenko, 35, is a bantamweight who has made seven successful defenses of her UFC belt, but in March this year she lost the title to Mexican Alexa Grasso in the fourth round via submission at UFC 285. Saturday 16 September, at UFC Fight Night 227, Shevchenko will have a rematch against Grasso, who is currently on a five-fight winning streak in MMA.
— I invite everyone to watch my fight until the end! Until victory! The belt will be ours!
The atmosphere is wonderful! A few days ago we returned from Thailand to Las Vegas. We prepared for three months in Thailand. I took trips to Hong Kong and Vietnam. I feel good. Nothing has changed. Everything is as usual, as before. A week for the scratches to heal, then there was healing.
We have a dangerous sport! From start to finish you can take the fight (with Grasso), and in the fourth round a situation arose that led to a similar result. MMA is a sport that does not forgive the slightest distraction from the current situation [на ринге]. But now there is an option, a chance to correct all the mistakes made before. There will be a different atmosphere in the fight on Saturday. Go all the way, don’t break! Forward and only forward! — said Shevchenko on .
Live broadcast of the UFC Fight Night 227 mixed martial arts tournament can be seen on the channel, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru. The broadcast begins on Sunday evening at 5 p.m. Moscow time.
Source : MatchTV
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