Representative of Kyrgyzstan Valentina Shevchenko On , she shared her emotions after the victory against the Mexican Alexa Grasso at the UFC 306 tournament in Las Vegas (USA).
Shevchenko defeated Grasso in the co-main event of UFC 306 to regain the flyweight championship.
– This is a great victory. My dream has come true. Thank you very much to the fans. I am very happy to be a member of the UFC family. I am very happy with this fight. Thank you for giving me this chance. I say this from the bottom of my heart. My plan was to fight until the end.
“I also want to thank my opponent. Our rivalry is what the fans wanted. We have nothing but respect for each other. Our confrontation will go down in history,” Shevchenko told .
The first meeting between Shevchenko and Grasso, which took place in March 2023 at UFC 285, ended with Alexa winning by choke in the fourth round. In September 2023, at UFC Fight Night 227, they had a rematch, which ended in a draw.
Shevchenko, 36, has 24 wins, four losses and one draw in mixed martial arts. Grasso, 31, has 16 wins, four losses and one draw.
Right now, the UFC 306 bantamweight title fight is taking place between American Sean O’Malley and Georgian Merab Dvalishvili. Watch the live broadcast on channel and matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
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