Valentina Shevchenko loses UFC flyweight belt
Kyrgyz mixed martial arts fighter (MMA) Valentina Shevchenko has lost her UFC flyweight belt. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The duel against Mexican athlete Alexa Grasso took place in Las Vegas at the UFC 285 tournament. Grasso won by choke in the fourth round and won the UFC championship belt for the first time in her career.
On December 8, 2018, Shevchenko became the promotion’s flyweight champion after defeating Poland’s Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 231 in Toronto. After that, Shevchenko defended her title seven more times. In the previous fight on June 12, 2022, she was stronger than Taila Santos. As the athlete later stated, she fought with a Brazilian with a foot injury.
In total, Shevchenko won 22 victories and suffered four defeats in her career. Grasso has 16 wins and three losses.
Source: Lenta
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