Valentina Shevchenko is interested in a trilogy fight against Amanda Nunes — on one condition.
Some big fights could await the flyweight champion in 2026 after her successful outing in last Saturday’s UFC 322 co-main event at Madison Square Garden.
Shevchenko dominated strawweight legend Zhang Weili to successfully defend her 125-pound crown for the second time since returning to the throne in 2024. In doing so, ‘Bullet’ spoiled the Chinese star’s hopes to achieve two-division supremacy.
Talk has since turned to the possibility of the Kyrgyzstani fighter pursuing that feat herself. Kayla Harrison is targeting Shevchenko for the UFC’s White House event next June after ‘whooping’ Amanda Nunes earlier in the year.
Should Nunes become bantamweight queen again, Shevchenko could be looking at a third attempt at getting the better of the ‘Lioness’ inside the Octagon. But one…
2025-11-20 01:00:00
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