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Fortunes changed for five at UFC on FOX 23

The closing scene of Saturday's UFC on FOX 23 broadcast was women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes inside the cage facing off with her top contender, Valentina Shevchenko.

Shevchenko (14-2) by all rights should get the next title shot for a belt that in its four-year history has likely produced more revenue than any UFC championship during the same period of time. Shevchenko beating Julianna Pena wasn't a surprise, but her winning the grappling exchange and finishing the fight via submission was hardly expected.

Shevchenko and Nunes (14-4) are hardly strangers. The first impression watching them stand next to each other was just how much bigger Nunes actually is.