Since dropping down to flyweight, not only has Valentina Shevchenko become the UFC women’s champion in that division, she’s looked downright invincible.
Shevchenko (18-3) picked apart and dominated former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the vacant flyweight crown. From there, she bludgeoned Jessica Eye with a frightening head kick to retain her title and then on Saturday, “Bullet” was virtually flawless for five rounds in vanquishing Liz Carmouche.
Shevchenko’s landslide unanimous decision win over Carmouche in the main event of UFC Fight Night 156 in Uruguay on Saturday might not have been an entertaining slugfest that many were hoping for, but it was a testament to the Kyrgyzstani’s brilliance as a fighter.