UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko earned perhaps the biggest win of her career this past weekend at UFC 322. In a dominant performance against former strawweight titleholder Zhang Weili, Shevchenko tossed a shutout inside the Octagon en route to a unanimous decision victory.
Shevchenko’s second title reign includes recent wins over Manon Fiorot and Weili, both of whom were favored to dethrone the champion in their fights. But Shevchenko returned them with well-rounded game plans to stifle her opponents’ strengths.
Ahead of UFC 322, UFC play-by-play broadcaster Jon Anik made headlines when he claimed that Shevchenko would make a strong case to surpass Amanda Nunes as the greatest female fighter of all time with a win at UFC 322. Shevchenko and Nunes fought twice in their careers, with Nunes winning both cases.
A UFC legend and one of Shevchenko’s most decorated foes believes she has surpassed Nunes in the GOAT debate.
Valentina Shevchenko’s former foe hands over her GOAT tag after dominant win at UFC 322
In a recent one Instagram commentary: Former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk crowned Shevchenko the women’s MMA GOAT.
“I knew you were special since we first fought Muay Thai in Thailand in 2006,” Jedrzejczyk said of Shevchenko.
“But on Saturday you proved that you are not only special, but also the greatest of all time. Congratulations, The Bullet!”
Shevchenko defeated Jedrzejczyk three times in professional Muay Thai and once in MMA at UFC 231. Jedrzejczyk announced her retirement from combat sports after a knockout loss to Weili at UFC 275.
Nunes is expected to return to the Octagon next year for a fight against UFC women’s bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison, although nothing has been announced as of this writing. Nunes has not competed since her retirement fight at UFC 289.
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