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Shevchenko: I will do my best to show a beautiful fight
UFC women’s bantamweight Valentina ‘The Bullet’ Shevchenko appeared recently on MMA Junkie Radio, ahead of her fight with Amanda Nunes on the main card of UFC 196 on Saturday. It is only Shevchenko’s second fight in the UFC; her first was a split decision win over Sarah Kaufman, in a fight she took on eight days notice.
Nunes is on a tear, with a bonus performance winning tapout via choke of Sara McMann in her last fight, and a first round stoppage via strikes of Shayna Baszler? before that. However, Shevchenko has a 56-2 professional record in Muay Thai/K-1, beating Joanna J?drzejczyk? for example, three times. And she started fighting in MMA in 2003, and holds a 13-1 record; her sole loss was to Liz Carmouche in 2010.
Shevchenko, 27, is not in the habit of thinking much about what it will be like to step on the scale, or stare into Nunes’ eyes.
“Usually, when you’re in the octagon, you’re there,” she told MMAjunkie Radio. “You don’t think about this, because if you start to think, it’s not a fight. In the fight, everything goes fast, and you don’t have time to think.”
“I need to keep preparing and keep busy. That’s what I love to do, to be busy all the time.”
“All my time and concentration is at 135. I was happy fighting in Legacy promotions, and I’m very happy that I came to the UFC. I will do my best to show a beautiful fight in the UFC.”
“I’m ready for her, 100 percent.”
“I prepare to demonstrate all the styles I have. You can never say I’ll finish a fight this way. You can be ready and prepared for everything.”
Shevchenko is Kyrgyz, of Russian descent, and lives in Peru. Her mother Elena is the head of Muay Thai her homeland; she and her older sister Antonina have been practicing Muay Thai since they were five.
Valentina serves as a Sport Is Your Gang ambassador in Peru, using Muaythai to teach grossly underprivileged boys and girls self-respect and respect for others. She knows that the character developed through combat sports leads to a better path.
“[Muay Thai] is a beautiful kind of martial art, and means much more than just a fight between two athletes in a ring,” she told The World Games website when she was named Athlete of the Month. “There are so many aspects, like the history and the culture which are part of our sport.”
And she has some advice for kids beginning Muay Thai (and life) – “Not to be afraid of defeats which are sometimes inevitable.”
Odds for the fight are extremely close, with Shevchenko just a +106 underdog.
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Nunes is on a tear, with a bonus performance winning tapout via choke of Sara McMann in her last fight, and a first round stoppage via strikes of Shayna Baszler? before that. However, Shevchenko has a 56-2 professional record in Muay Thai/K-1, beating Joanna J?drzejczyk? for example, three times. And she started fighting in MMA in 2003, and holds a 13-1 record; her sole loss was to Liz Carmouche in 2010.
Shevchenko, 27, is not in the habit of thinking much about what it will be like to step on the scale, or stare into Nunes’ eyes.
“Usually, when you’re in the octagon, you’re there,” she told MMAjunkie Radio. “You don’t think about this, because if you start to think, it’s not a fight. In the fight, everything goes fast, and you don’t have time to think.”
“I need to keep preparing and keep busy. That’s what I love to do, to be busy all the time.”
“All my time and concentration is at 135. I was happy fighting in Legacy promotions, and I’m very happy that I came to the UFC. I will do my best to show a beautiful fight in the UFC.”
“I’m ready for her, 100 percent.”
“I prepare to demonstrate all the styles I have. You can never say I’ll finish a fight this way. You can be ready and prepared for everything.”
Shevchenko is Kyrgyz, of Russian descent, and lives in Peru. Her mother Elena is the head of Muay Thai her homeland; she and her older sister Antonina have been practicing Muay Thai since they were five.
Valentina serves as a Sport Is Your Gang ambassador in Peru, using Muaythai to teach grossly underprivileged boys and girls self-respect and respect for others. She knows that the character developed through combat sports leads to a better path.
“[Muay Thai] is a beautiful kind of martial art, and means much more than just a fight between two athletes in a ring,” she told The World Games website when she was named Athlete of the Month. “There are so many aspects, like the history and the culture which are part of our sport.”
And she has some advice for kids beginning Muay Thai (and life) – “Not to be afraid of defeats which are sometimes inevitable.”
Odds for the fight are extremely close, with Shevchenko just a +106 underdog.
Follow The Bullet on Twitter…
The Bullet can dance …
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