DALLAS – Heading into UFC 228 this week, you knew the UFC women’s ranks were about to undergo a significant change. The most common idea seemed to be that Valentina Shevchenko would go through a cruel ritual ceremony with Nicco Montaño to claim the flyweight title, thus at least aligning her destiny with her considerable prowess. The other idea was that whoever emerged out of the Jessica Andrade-Karolina Kowalkiewicz conflict would likely position themselves for a title chance against Rose Namajunas at 115 pounds.
All of this held relatively true.