Valentina Shevchenko offers her decide in Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes rematch
UFC girls’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko has fought each Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes and gave her decide for the bantamweight title rematch.
“Bullet” went the space with Nunes twice when she accomplished within the girls’s 135-pound division earlier than the creation of the 125-pound weight class. Of their final battle, Shevchenko narrowly misplaced through cut up determination. In her battle with Peña, Shevchenko submitted the present bantamweight champion late within the second spherical.
Peña ended Nunes’ reign atop the division at UFC 269 in December, defeating “The Lioness” by submission. The 2 are scheduled to rematch at UFC 277 on July 30.
“I used to be not in like shock. After all it was stunning,” Shevchekno mentioned about Peña’s submission win over Nunes throughout an look on The MMA Hour.
“I didn’t see Amanda sort of like in the identical battle form that she was once within the battle. For instance, once we fought collectively she was utterly like totally different eyes, totally different like, I don’t know, every thing. In Julianna’s battle, was a bit bit extra relaxed. I don’t know the way she ready for this battle, however she appeared otherwise.”
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When Peña and Nunes meet for the second time at American Airways Middle in Dallas on the finish of July, Shevchenko expects a special final result.
“It is determined by what psychological form they’re going to be,” Shevchenko mentioned when requested how she sees the rematch going. “All of it relies upon, however I might say in the event that they’re each going to be very prepared for the battle, need to battle, need to win the battle, I might say Amanda will take the rematch.”
Shevchenko places her flyweight title on the road in opposition to Taila Santos within the co-main occasion of UFC 275 on June 11 in Kallang, Singapore.
