Taila Santos: The UFC Admitted That Shevchenko Is Running From Me

Talia Santos is making a strong push for another shot at the UFC flyweight championship. Talia Santos has her sights set on one thing: a rematch with champion Valentina Shevchenko. The champ Shevchenko has not fought since her last meeting with Santos …

Talia Santos is making a strong push for another shot at the UFC flyweight championship. Talia Santos has her sights set on one thing: a rematch with champion Valentina Shevchenko. The champ Shevchenko has not fought since her last meeting with Santos in June. Usually an active champion, Shevchenko does not even have a bout…

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Henry Cejudo Blasts ‘Unreal’ Scoring In Shevchenko vs. Santos Fight

Add Henry Cejudo to the list of people who take issue with the scoring for Valentina Shevchenko and Talia Santos at UFC 275. In the co-main event of this past weekend’s pay-per-view (PPV), Shevchenko put her flyweight title up for grabs against the Brazilian challenger. Santos gave Shevchenko a challenge unlike any other she’s ever…

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Add Henry Cejudo to the list of people who take issue with the scoring for Valentina Shevchenko and Talia Santos at UFC 275.

In the co-main event of this past weekend’s pay-per-view (PPV), Shevchenko put her flyweight title up for grabs against the Brazilian challenger. Santos gave Shevchenko a challenge unlike any other she’s ever faced inside the Octagon.

Landing several takedowns and attempting numerous submission attempts, many actually scored the fight for Santos when the five rounds concluded. However, Shevchenko ultimately retained her title via split decision.

Speaking on a new episode of his podcast, “Triple C & The Schmo Show,” Cejudo admitted he believes Santos won the fight. He also took big issue with the judge who scored it 49-46 in favor of Shevchenko.

“With all due respect to Valentina [Shevchenko], but as an analyst, I had Santos winning that fight. I think the majority of the people did and you can hear it in the crowd. It’s not anything that Valentina didn’t do, it’s just maybe… 49-46 that’s kind of unreal.

“Congratulations to Valentina, I mean she was able to get the victory, but at the same time, it’s like, who are these judges, man? Who are judging us? Who’s judging our fights?”

The win marked Shevchenko’s seventh-straight successful title defense. As for Santos, the loss ended her four-fight win streak. Cejudo believes, given how challenging Santos proved against the champion, and the controversy surrounding the scoring, the pair should run it back next.

“You have to run it back. There’s no other way that you shouldn’t do it. I think Santos really needs to call it out. The most important thing when a fighter finishes, when he’s done, is your post-fight interview – the one you’re doing in the octagon.

“That’s where people create storylines. So she doesn’t say anything, people just pass you up. You got to create this idea so Santos, if you’re watching this, you have to ask for this fight and you have to sell it.”

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UFC 275 Fight Card, How to Watch

UFC 275 will see both the UFC Light Heavyweight and Women’s Flyweight Championships up for grabs. The main event of UFC 275 features UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Glover Teixeira defending his title for the first time against Ji?í Procházka. The champion won the title by defeating Jan Blachowicz by submission at UFC 267 on Oct….

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UFC 275 will see both the UFC Light Heavyweight and Women’s Flyweight Championships up for grabs.

The main event of UFC 275 features UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Glover Teixeira defending his title for the first time against Ji?í Procházka. The champion won the title by defeating Jan Blachowicz by submission at UFC 267 on Oct. 30, 2021.

At 42 years old, Teixeira hopes to prove he can still be the best in his division. However, he faces a dangerous challenger.

Procházka is coming into the fight on a 12-fight win streak, with 11 of his wins happening by knockout. His last win was against former title contender Dominick Reyes by knockout via a brutal spinning elbow at UFC Vegas 25 on May. 1, 2021.

Talia Santos will hope to stop the dominant reign of UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko in the co-main event. Although she is the underdog, Santos has only lost one fight in her career, which happened by split decision.

Her last win was against Joanne Wood by submission at UFC Vegas 43 on Nov. 20, 2021. But Santos will have her most significant challenge to date in fighting Shevchenko.

The champion is regarded as the best pound-for-pound women’s fighter in the UFC. She has successfully defended her title six times. Her last win was against Lauren Murphy by knockout at UFC 266 on Sep. 25, 2021. Shevchenko will attempt to continue her impressive title defense streak and could potentially move up to fight for the UFC Bantamweight Championship.

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UFC 275 Fight Card

Main Card:

  • (C) Glover Teixeira (33-7) vs. Jiri Procházka (28-3-1)- Light Heavyweight Championship Main Event
  • (C) Valentina Shevchenko (22-3) vs. Talia Santos (19-1)- Women’s Flyweight Championship Co-Main Event
  • Weili Zhang (21-3) vs. Joanna J?drzejczyk (16-4)- Women’s Strawweight
  • Rogerio Bontorin (17-4) vs. Manel Kape (17-6)- Flyweight
  • Jack Della Maddalena (11-2) vs. Ramazan Emeev (20-5)- Welterweight

Prelims:

  • Brendan Allen (18-5) vs. Jacob Malkoun (6-1)- Middleweight
  • Seung Woo Choi (10-4) vs. Joshua Culibao (9-1-1)- Featherweight
  • Maheshate (6-1) vs. Steve Garcia (12-4)- Lightweight
  • Jake Mathews (17-5) vs. Andre Fialho (16-4)- Welterweight
  • Kyung Ho Kang (17-9) vs. Batgerel Danaa (12-3)- Bantamweight
  • Liang Na (19-5) vs. Silvana Juarez (10-4)- Women’s Strawweight
  • Ramona Pascual (6-3) vs. Joselyne Edwards (10-4)- Women’s Featherweight
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When is UFC 275?

UFC 275 takes place on Jun. 11 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

The main card is expected to occur at 10 PM EST/ 7 PM PST. The prelims will take place at 8 PM EST/5 PM PST. While the UFC has advertised the time, it could still change. Although, UFC Pay Per Views generally start on time.

How to Watch?

UFC 275 main card and prelims will stream live on ESPN+ in the United States. However, the main card is PPV only, with a cost of 74.99 and an ESPN+ subscription. The prelims will also air live on ESPN until the start of the main card.

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