Valentina Shevchenko still doesn’t understand how two of the three judges scoring the UFC 215 headliner last Saturday awarded the bout to Amanda Nunes.
Nunes defeated Shevchenko via split decision at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to retain the bantamweight crown and defeat “Bullet” for a second time. All five rounds were closely contested, and Shevchenko believed she landed the more damaging blows over the course of 25 minutes, although it was Nunes who held a slight edge in significant striking figures.
“I respect the decision of judges, but I don’t agree with the decision at all,” she said at the post-fight press conference.