SHEVCHENKO vs JEDRZEJCZYK
It took two weight classes and two title fights, but on Saturday night, Valentina Shevchenko got a well-deserved world championship belt, as she scored a unanimous five-round decision over former strawweight titlist Joanna Jedrzejczyk to win the vacant UFC flyweight title in the UFC 231 co-main event at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
Scores were 49-46 across the board for former bantamweight contender and title challenger Shevchenko, now 16-3. Jedrzejczyk falls to 15-3.
Jedrzejczyk was busy with her striking in the opening minute of the fight, but as soon as Shevchenko was able to get her hands on her, she easily secured the takedown.