Gilbert Melendez, dropping down to make his debut in featherweight, was cheered as he staggered up repeatedly from the canvas while taking a hellacious flurry of kicks and punches from eighth-ranked Jeremy Stephens. She had hardly even been tested there, and she had been a huge favorite in all of her title defenses to. UFC 196 Amanda Nunes vs Valentina Shevchenko MaMGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States FIGHT PASS EARLY PRELIMS 6:30PM/3:30PM ETPT, FOX SPORTS 1 PRELIMS 8PM/5PM ETPT. Swedish veteran Ilir Latifi lived up to his Sledgehammer nickname, lifting up and pile-driving Australian upstart Tyson Pedro head first to the mat in a light heavyweight tilt. Shevchenko, 32, from Kyrgyzstan, was undefeated in her natural weight class of 125 pounds. 2-ranked flyweight Henry “The Messenger” Cejudo, looking for another title shot against Demetrious Johnson, nailed Wilson Reis of Brazil square in the jaw, dropping him to the mat, then pounded him into a knockout 25 seconds into the second round. She bloodied and submitted Miesha Tate in July 2016 to take the belt, and then defended it successfully in December with a 48-second dismantling of star Ronda Rousey.Īlso on the main card, in a bout with a potential title shot on the line, former lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos submitted sixth-ranked Neil Magny with an arm-triangle choke at 3:43 of the first round of their welterweight battle. Nunes has smashed her way to the top of her class over the past 14 months. The two were set to fight in July at UFC 213, but Nunes pulled out the day of the fight with sinus issues. The 29-year-old Nunez took a unanimous decision over Shevchenko at UFC 196 in March 2016. La segunda pelea fue muy controversial, y debido al completo dominio de ambas en sus respectivas.
It was the second time Nunes had beaten Shevchenko in 18 months. Amanda Nunes y Valentina Shevchenko se han enfrentado en 2 ocasiones: en UFC 196 y en UFC 215. She said she believed she won three rounds, and while Nunes took her down in the fifth, “I was landing more punches from being on the ground (than Nunes from above).”
“I don’t agree with the decision at all,” Shevchenko said afterward, adding: “I won this fight.” Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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