Holly Holm vs Valentina Shevchenko Full Fight Video Highlights

What many expected to turn into a technically sound stand-up battle between two of the UFC’s most highly decorated strikers was just that. Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm and multiple time muay thai champion Valentina Shevchenko put on a five round war, and the result may not have been what most mixed martial arts (MMA) fans

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What many expected to turn into a technically sound stand-up battle between two of the UFC’s most highly decorated strikers was just that.

Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm and multiple time muay thai champion Valentina Shevchenko put on a five round war, and the result may not have been what most mixed martial arts (MMA) fans expected.

The opening round saw the former 135-pound champ seem to get the better of Shevchenko, as she dropped her with a clean right hand to the chin.

Shevchenko was able to regroup, however, and the following four rounds would go on to be 20-minutes of the Kyrgyzstani picking apart Holm with excellent timing and counter strikes.

To no surprise to those watching the lopsided affair, Shevchenko would take home a unanimous decision victory and proceeded to call out current bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes to a rematch for the title.

You can check out the full fight video highlights here:

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UFC on FOX 20 Post Fight Press Conference

UFC on FOX 20 went down earlier this evening (July 23, 2016) from the Windy City in Chicago, Illinois. The main event featured a pivotal women’s bantamweight clash between decorated strikers Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm and Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko. The co-main event of the evening also featured an important matchup as lightweights Edson “Junior”

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UFC on FOX 20 went down earlier this evening (July 23, 2016) from the Windy City in Chicago, Illinois. The main event featured a pivotal women’s bantamweight clash between decorated strikers Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm and Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko.

The co-main event of the evening also featured an important matchup as lightweights Edson “Junior” Barboza and Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez went to battle.

Check out what the fighters had to say in the aftermath of the event at the post-fight press conference courtesy of the UFC below:

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UFC On FOX 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko Results From Chicago, Illinois

On Saturday at AllState Arena in Chicago, Illinois, UFC held their UFC On FOX 20 event, featuring Holly Holm vs. Valentina Shevchenko in the main event.

In her first fight since losing the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title to Miesha Tate, former ch…

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On Saturday at AllState Arena in Chicago, Illinois, UFC held their UFC On FOX 20 event, featuring Holly Holm vs. Valentina Shevchenko in the main event.

In her first fight since losing the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title to Miesha Tate, former champion Holly Holm makes her Octagon return against dangerous striker and Muay Thai champion Valentina Shevchenko.

Below are quick-match results of the UFC On FOX 20 event.

UFC On FOX 20 Main Card (FOX)

Holly Holm vs. Valentina Shevchenko
Edson Barboza vs. Gilbert Melendez
Francis Ngannou vs. Bojan Mihajlovic
Felice Herrig vs. Kailin Curran

UFC On FOX 20 Preliminary Card (FS1)

Eddie Wineland vs. Frankie Saenz
Darren Elkins vs Godofredo Pepey
Kamaru Usman vs. Alexander Yakovlev
Mitchell Prazeres vs. J.C. Cottrell

UFC On FOX 20 Preliminary Card (Fight Pass)

Alex Oliveira vs. James Moontasri
Jim Alers vs. Jason Knight
Luis Henrique vs. Dmitry Smolyakov

UFC On FOX 20 Preliminary Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, July 23rd, 2016) will come in the form of UFC on FOX 20. Headlining the card are Holly Holm and Valentina Shevchenko, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, July 23rd, 2016) will come in the form of UFC on FOX 20. Headlining the card are Holly Holm and Valentina Shevchenko, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Frankie Saenz vs. Eddie Wineland in a bantamweight bout closes the preliminary card on FOX.

Darren Elkins vs. Godofredo Pepey is next in a featherweight bout.

Kamaru Usman vs. Alexander Yakovlev is next in a welterweight bout.

J.C. Cottrell vs. Michel Prazeres in a lightweight bout opens the FOX preliminary bouts.

James Moontasri vs. Alex Oliveira in a welterweight bout finishes off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card.

Jim Alers vs. Jason Knight is next in a featherweight bout.

Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims is Luis Henrique vs. Dmitry Smolyakov in a heavyweight bout.

Here are the results:

Preliminary Card (FOX Sports 6PM/3PM ETPT)

Bantamweight bout: Frankie Saenz vs. Eddie Wineland

Featherweight bout: Darren Elkins vs. Godofredo Pepey

Welterweight bout: Kamaru Usman vs. Alexander Yakovlev

Lightweight bout: J.C. Cottrell vs. Michel Prazeres

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass 4PM/3PM ETPT)

Welterweight bout: James Moontasri vs. Alex Oliveira

Featherweight bout: Jim Alers vs. Jason Knight

Heavyweight bout: Luis Henrique vs. Dmitry Smolyakov

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Belt Or Not, Holly Holm Wants Revenge On Miesha Tate

After shocking the world last November by dethroning longtime women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm looked to make the first defense of her title last March against Miesha Tate at UFC 196. Unfortunately, she was unsuccessful in doing so as she ended up getting choked out in the final round of the fight. Looking

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After shocking the world last November by dethroning longtime women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm looked to make the first defense of her title last March against Miesha Tate at UFC 196. Unfortunately, she was unsuccessful in doing so as she ended up getting choked out in the final round of the fight.

Looking back on that fight, “The Preacher’s Daughter” admits that could have shown more in that contest:

“I wish I would have gone a little harder,” Holm said at a media lunch this week (Via MMAFighting.com). “Because I know I’m capable of more than I showed in the fight. But a lot of times you can do something and get into a bad situation even sooner. Who knows?”

Holm was likely winning the fight prior to finding herself on the wrong end of a tight rear-naked-choke, but she gives all of the credit to Tate, who Holm says has had her moments against the division’s elite:

“If you look at Miesha before we fought, she had run through all the top girls,” Holm said. “She was outwrestling wrestlers. She dropped Jessica Eye with an overhand. She’s had her moments against some of the toughest.”

Since then, Tate has lost her title, as she was absolutely steamrolled by Amanda Nunes in the main event of July 9’s landmark UFC 200 event from Las Vegas, Nevada. Holm, on the other hand, will look to get back on track tonight (July 23, 2016) in the main event of UFC on FOX 20 against Valentina Shevchenko. A title shot could be on the line, but Holm also has her eyes set on revenge:

“I want to avenge a loss,” Holm said. “No matter what — whether she had the belt or not — I still would hate the fact that I lost the fight. Whether it would have been for the belt or not. I want to win no matter what. It doesn’t matter if it’s for the belt or not. So yeah, it’s a sour taste in my mouth, just the loss in itself. Belt or no belt, it would still bother me either way.”

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Video: Joe Rogan Breaks Down Holm vs. Shevchenko Main Event For UFC On FOX 20

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Ahead of Saturday’s UFC On FOX 20 event, which features the first Octagon appearance of Holly Holm since she lost the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship to Miesha Tate, UFC has given the main event the Joe Rogan break…

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Ahead of Saturday’s UFC On FOX 20 event, which features the first Octagon appearance of Holly Holm since she lost the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship to Miesha Tate, UFC has given the main event the Joe Rogan breakdown treatment.

Featured above is Joe Rogan’s breakdown of the UFC On FOX 20 main event for this weekend in Chicago, as Holly Holm battles dangerous striker Valentina Shevchenko in the headline bout of the evening.

Check back here at MMANews.com this Saturday evening for a complete UFC On FOX 20 recap.