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“I think so,” Shevchenko told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour when asked if a move back to 135 was in her future. “There is always the chance. Definitely the bigger fight, the better."
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Shevchenko was one of the best bantamweights in the world before the UFC created the flyweight division; she lost a controversial split decision to Amanda Nunes for the title at UFC 215. Things have changed dramatically since then, however, with Nunes losing the belt to Julianna Peña in December in one of the biggest upsets in MMA history. Shevchenko was not as taken aback as others were.
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“I was not in shock,” she said. “Of course it was surprising, but I didn’t see Amanda in the same fight shape as she used to be in the fight. For example, when we fought together she was completely different eyes, different everything. In the Julianna fight she was a little bit more relaxed. I don’t know how she prepared for this fight, but she looked different.”
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Still, “Bullet” believes she will be getting a shot at a second title before the year is over.
“I think by the end of the year it’s going to be a good fight,” Shevchenko said. “But also we have to see — Miesha Tate is coming to 125 in July. So many things can happen, many things can change. So yeah, I think it’s possible. It’s very, very, very possible.”
Good to see she wants the fight. Hopefully they can make it happen, whoever her opponent is.
“I think so,” Shevchenko told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour when asked if a move back to 135 was in her future. “There is always the chance. Definitely the bigger fight, the better."
...
Shevchenko was one of the best bantamweights in the world before the UFC created the flyweight division; she lost a controversial split decision to Amanda Nunes for the title at UFC 215. Things have changed dramatically since then, however, with Nunes losing the belt to Julianna Peña in December in one of the biggest upsets in MMA history. Shevchenko was not as taken aback as others were.
...
“I was not in shock,” she said. “Of course it was surprising, but I didn’t see Amanda in the same fight shape as she used to be in the fight. For example, when we fought together she was completely different eyes, different everything. In the Julianna fight she was a little bit more relaxed. I don’t know how she prepared for this fight, but she looked different.”
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Still, “Bullet” believes she will be getting a shot at a second title before the year is over.
“I think by the end of the year it’s going to be a good fight,” Shevchenko said. “But also we have to see — Miesha Tate is coming to 125 in July. So many things can happen, many things can change. So yeah, I think it’s possible. It’s very, very, very possible.”
Good to see she wants the fight. Hopefully they can make it happen, whoever her opponent is.