Valentina Shevchenko knew she got the win before her opponent Julianna Peña tapped out to her armbar submission at UFC on FOX 23.
Shevchenko and Peña met in the main event of last Saturday’s event in Denver in what was believed to be a women’s bantamweight title eliminator. This was a matchup pitting the two top contenders in the division, both with very different styles, as Shevchenko was considered the superior striker and Peña the superior grappler.
“The Bullet” locked up an armbar in the second round that forced the talented grappler Peña to tap out.