Valentina Shevchenko is the consummate mixed martial artist. 26,941 talking about this. Antonina Shevchenko with Pavel Fedotov. Valentina Shevchenko has side control over Maia. Shevchenko Takes the Lead JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Valentina Shevchenko’s focus is dialed in as ever going into her title title defense against Jessica Andrade at UFC 261 on Saturday. Shevchenko (20-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) is arguably the most dominant champion currently on the UFC roster. Yet, while seeming like the biggest skill gap among the three title fights, Andrade brings a legitimate never-out-of-it quality that she has proven at the highest levels. However, we know that the couple, along with Valentina, moved from their birth nation of Krygstan to Peru nearly a decade ago. Miranda Maverick believes grappling background could test champion Valentina Shevchenko. Maia on the ground for a couple seconds, she begins to work into her butterfly position. Aside from that Shevchenko is not involved in any rumors or controversies surrounding their relationship. Very few fighters have put pressure on Shevchenko with offensive BJJ, but we have seen a couple of shaky moments over the years when that the going has got tough. Unfortunately, we don’t have many details regarding this matter. Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko 1 Highlights ( Great Battle ) #AmandaNunes #ufc #mma. When Helwani brought this up, Shevchenko confirmed the news. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight contenders Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko battled Saturday night (March 5, 2016) at UFC 196 inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Elevating up, she pushes Shevchenko against the cage. Valentina Shevchenko bites back at Henry Cejudo. She said, “We were training at the same gym, Yeah! Amanda Nunes continues to dominate, but UFC president Dana White isn’t ready to see her fight Valentina Shevchenko for a third time just yet.. Nunes (20-4 MMA, 13-1 UFC), the women’s featherweight and bantamweight champion, became the first fighter in UFC history to defend two belts simultaneously when she retained her 145-pound title with a one-sided decision over Felicia Spencer … 10 seconds remaining, Shevchenko brings her down for the second and last takedown of the round. Official PageUFC Flyweight Champion Valentina "The Bullet" Shevchenko17 Time World ChampionSponsor “I’ve said in a couple of other interviews earlier that Valentina Shevchenko is the one that everybody is trying to get to. By ... within the next couple … Recently, talks of Valentina Shevchenko training at Henry Cejudo’s gym gave surfaced. Although she believes she would beat Shevchenko, she wants to dominate her in a year or two. Valentina Shevchenko has become one of the top fighters, pound-for-pound in the world, but the journey to this point has been long in the making, as you will see below. Why not take the next couple years and not just go out there and fight her, but go out there and dominate her.” There is no question Maycee Barber is confident in herself . #UFC #AmandaNunes #ValentinaShevchenko #MMA. New, 5 comments. Valentina Shevchenko is the second biggest favorite on the card, only behind Usman.