UFC 306’s Valentina Shevchenko: ‘Everybody may see that I gained the struggle’

James Pier

3 months ago

Valentina Shevchenko desires to turn out to be a two-time Final Preventing Championship (UFC) Flyweight champion.

Noche UFC at UFC 306 within the Las Vegas Sphere will as soon as once more function the Flyweight title rivalry between the champion, Alexa Grasso, and Shevchenko after they meet for the third time this weekend (Sat., Sept. 14, 2024). After one of many best upsets in current reminiscence, submitting Shevchenko through a fourth spherical face crank at UFC 285 in March 2023 (watch highlights), Grasso battled “The Bullet” to a cut up draw (watch highlights) of their rematch practically a 12 months in the past to the day (Sept. 16, 2023).

The struggle was aggressive sufficient for a draw to not be a shocking end result. Nevertheless, the round-by-round scoring was the place issues acquired controversial and Shevchenko nonetheless believes she was robbed.

“I can’t say the final two instances, it’s mistaken to say that means,” Shevchenko mentioned at UFC 306 media day. “Our second struggle, everybody may see that I gained the struggle however they offer a draw. A draw on this circumstances I’d say by itself. What ought to I do, what ought to I modify? I don’t know. I actually needed to give attention to to carry out and put together myself one of the best ways what I can. I can say I had a tremendous coaching camp. I push myself to all that’s inconceivable limits, and yeah, simply prepared for the motion and it’s going to be superb occasion and superb struggle.”

Shevchenko, 36, final had her hand raised when she efficiently defended her title by cut up resolution in opposition to Taila Santos at UFC 275 in June 2022.

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