Valentina Shevchenko and Amanda Nunes met for the second time on Saturday at UFC 215. This time, Nunes had the women’s bantamweight title in her possession, but the result was another decision verdict in her favor.
It was indeed a close fight, but two judges Sal D’Amato and David Therjan awarded Nunes rounds 1,3 and 5, and rounds 1, 2, and 5, respectively. Judge Tony Weeks, however, saw Shevchenko winning rounds 2, 3, and 5. The official split decision scores were 48-47, 47-48, and 47-48.
Shevchenko was duly disappointed with the result, but she is arguing that Nunes was way too “passive” to be given the win, based on the new rules.