Shevchenko submits Pena, earns title shot

WOW! @BulletValentina pulls out an impressive armbar victory in 2nd round to defeat the @VenezeulanVixen. #UFCDenver https://t.co/3b6O6enJ7o
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) January 29, 2017

It was assumed that if Saturday’s main event cla…

WOW! @BulletValentina pulls out an impressive armbar victory in 2nd round to defeat the @VenezeulanVixen. #UFCDenver https://t.co/3b6O6enJ7o
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) January 29, 2017

It was assumed that if Saturday’s main event clash between top bantamweight contenders Valentina Shevchenko and Julianna Pena went to the ground, it would be Pena’s fight. Instead, it was Muay Thai specialist Shevchenko that emerged victorious on the mat at Pepsi Center in Denver, as she submitted Pena in the second round to cement her No. 1 ranking at 135 pounds and likely set up a re … Read the Full Article Here