Shevchenko 2, which takes place in edmonton, alberta, canada on saturday, september 9th. It is meant as a compliment, but valentina shevchenko doesnt see it that way. Valentina bullet shevchenko had a rather bittersweet night at ufc 215. Champ valentina shevchenko meets joanne calderwood at ufc 251 in.
Nunes vs shevchenko 2 was supposed to go down at ufc 2 in july. Lr ufc bantamweight champion amanda nunes of brazil and valentina shevchenko of peru face off during the ufc 2 ultimate media day at t. Weighin recap by ufc ultimate fighting championship. Shevchenko 2 pits amanda lioness nunes vs valentina bullet shevchenko fight in rogers place, edmonton, alberta, canada on sep 9, 2017. With no weight classes, fighters often faced significantly larger or taller. This piece was originally written for ufc 2, but has been edited and republished for ufc 215 amanda nunes vs. Dana white stays true to his word, demotes nunes vs. Stipes speech therapist, ama 1 point 2 years ago i was getting worried, because mcmann was calling for a title shot and nunes shevchenko hadnt been made official yet. Check out the bloody elbow staffs predictions for ufc 215.
The event was slated to be headlined by flyweight kingpin demetrious johnson. Dana white opens up about the cancellation of nunes vs. Valentina shevchenko can earn a third shot against amanda nunes despite coming up short in their payperview ppv main event last night sat. Full list of biggest winners and loser from nunes vs shevchenko 2 yesterday sat.
So if everything else stayed the same, itd be a draw, but i doubt imo obviously that nunes wouldve been able to suppress valentina as much without the outstretched hands. Ufc 215 is headlined by the womens bantamweight championship between amanda nunes and valentina shevchenko. Shevchenko 2 live results, playbyplay, analysis, highlights, more pena almost named baby after only woman to beat her in the octagon moves to remember ufc 215 edition. Nunes 144 has won five straight fights, a stretch which includes a decision victory over shevchenko at ufc 196. Ultimate fighting championship ufc returned to the payperview ppv market last saturday night sept. Amanda nunes, valentina shevchenko amanda nunes will square off again with valentina shevchenko at ufc 215 on saturday night. Shevchenko ii fight video, highlights, news, twitter updates, and fight results. Check out the written results and some highlights from the show below. With amanda nunes, valentina shevchenko, neil magny, rafael dos anjos. Amanda nunes and valentina shevchenko wont headline the event. Shevchenko still pissed about controversial loss to nunes. The ultimate fighting championship ufc is an american mixed martial arts mma promotion.
Similar to ufc 215, what was originally a stacked card in july suffered big losses on paper and was very underwhelming come the actual night of the fight. Amanda nunes will defend her womens bantamweight championship against valentina shevchenko. Shevchenko 2 and says the bout will likely be rescheduled for ufc 215 in september. The teenage dream gets our hearts racing dwcs season 2, week 6. For nunes, the backlash was a quick turn of events considering she was coming off a high profile victory over ronda rousey to defend her title. Bantamweight title challenger valentina shevchenko makes the most of tea and healthy snacks on. Alexander volkanovski is an australian professional mixed martial artist, currently signed to the ultimate fighting championship ufc, where he is the current. It got binned when nunes went into hospital the morning of the fight with an illness. The 29yearold sovietborn fighter who now lives in peru. Shevchenko 2 is set for saturday live on payperview in the united states. On episode 2 of ufc 2 embedded, middleweight title contender yoel romero stays on weight in the gym under the guidance of a higher power. Shevchenko 14 2, for her part, bounced back from her loss to nunes with. View fight card, video, results, predictions, and news. The comain event is a rescheduled ufc womens bantamweight championship bout from ufc 2, as champion amanda nunes takes.
Amanda nunes vs valentina shevchenko ufc bantamweight championship 17. I didnt give a single fuck who won, im not a shevchenko fan, im not a nunes fan. Shevchenko amanda nunes will put her championship belt on the line against valentina shevchenko at ufc 215. Nunes won the title with a firstround submission over miesha tate last july at ufc 200 before dispatching rousey a few months later at ufc 207.
Shevchenko 14 2, a multiple time kickboxing and muay thai champion, rebounded from her initial loss to nunes with an upset win over former champion holly holm in the main event of. Ufc officials made the announcement as part of its 2017 summer kickoff press conference on friday, adding nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 live results, playbyplay, analysis, highlights, more pena almost named baby after only woman to beat her in the octagon ufc 215 video recap. The rogers place in lovely edmonton, alberta was the setting for the ufcs september ppv offering featuring a world title fight between womens bantamweight champion amanda nunes and valentina shevchenko.
Shevchenko amanda nunes held on to retain her ufc bantamweight championship against valentina shevchenko. Ap according to an mma fighting report, ufc 2 which on top of nunes vs shevchenko lost michael bisping vs georges stpierre, cody. Shevchenko 2 live results, playbyplay, analysis, highlights, more pena almost named baby after only woman to beat her in the octagon ufc 215. Ufc 215 nunes vs shevchenko 2 highlights music by shallow side stand up ccl please subscribe to our channel for more videos and. Shevchenko to the ufc 2 fight card, which is supposed to be headlined by cody. Ufc 215 took place saturday, september 9, 2017 with 11 fights at rogers place in edmonton, alberta, canada. Shevchenko 2 pits amanda lioness nunes vs valentina bullet shevchenko fight in rogers place, edmonton, alberta. In the immediate aftermath of ufc 215, valentina shevchenko blasted the judges for awarding amanda nunes the victory in a fight she believed she.