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Henry Cejudo Calls Out Valentina Shevchenko For Intergender Title Fight

Henry Cejudo wants all the gold. Even in the UFC’s women’s division. Over the weekend, there was a lot of talk about the dominance of UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko. “The Bullet” successfully defended her title against Liz Carmouche in the main event of UFC Uruguay on Saturday, taking home a lopsided unanimous decision […]

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Henry Cejudo wants all the gold. Even in the UFC’s women’s division. Over the weekend, there was a lot of talk about the dominance of UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko.

“The Bullet” successfully defended her title against Liz Carmouche in the main event of UFC Uruguay on Saturday, taking home a lopsided unanimous decision win. After hearing about all the praise Shevchenko has been receiving, bantamweight and flyweight champion Cejudo decided to chime in.

“The King Of Cringe” took to Twitter and called out Shevchenko to an intergender fight, claiming he wants to win her women’s 125-pound title as well, as he already holds the men’s belt in the weight class.

“So I’m out here enjoying my beautiful Sunday here in beautiful Las Vegas,” Cejudo said. “But my phone just keeps blowing up, that somebody by the name of Valentina “The Bullet” Shevchenko is the most dominant champion in the world. And guess what? I get a little jelly.

“Because she has gold and I want that gold. Valentina Shevchenko, I have a message for you. I’m looking to become the first intergender world champion this world has ever seen. I’m calling you out. You can be the next to bend the knee to “Triple C.””

What do you think about Cejudo calling out Shevchenko for an intergender fight?

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UFC Uruguay Reebok Payouts: Valentina Shevchenko Tops The List

UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko was the top earner for UFC Uruguay in terms of Reebok pay. Shevchenko defended the 125-pound gold last night (Aug. 10) against Liz Carmouche. “Bullet” picked up the unanimous decisio…

UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko was the top earner for UFC Uruguay in terms of Reebok pay. Shevchenko defended the 125-pound gold last night (Aug. 10) against Liz Carmouche. “Bullet” picked up the unanimous decision victory inside the Antel Arena in Montevideo, Uruguay. Shevchenko scooped up $40,000 in Promotional Guidelines pay. Carmouche earned $30,000. […]

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Raulian Paiva Gets Nasty Gash Stitched Up Following UFC Uruguay (Photos)

Much of UFC Uruguay talk has been about Mike Perry’s gruesome broken nose, but there was another fighter in Raulian Paiva who also suffered a nasty injury. Paiva competed against Rogerio Bontorin in a flyweight contest during the event’s prelims last night. However, the fight was stopped just three minutes into the contest due to the […]

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Much of UFC Uruguay talk has been about Mike Perry’s gruesome broken nose, but there was another fighter in Raulian Paiva who also suffered a nasty injury.

Paiva competed against Rogerio Bontorin in a flyweight contest during the event’s prelims last night. However, the fight was stopped just three minutes into the contest due to the gash Paiva suffered on his right eyebrow area.

UFC president Dana White would share the gruesome image of just how bad the gash was soon after:

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However, it was promptly stitched up as White proceeded to give everyone an update:

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The loss puts Paiva at 0-2 in the UFC, having suffered a split decision loss to Kai Kara-France earlier this year. However, it’s hard to really put much stock into this defeat, considering it was due to a cut.

As for Bontorin, he is now 2-0 in the UFC. He enjoyed a successful promotional debut earlier this year when he defeated longtime contender Magomed Bibulatov via split decision.

Both fighters are products of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series as well, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see them continue with the promotion for a while.

What did you think of the injury? Was it worse than Perry’s?

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Mike Perry Has Successful Surgery On Broken Nose Following UFC Uruguay

Mike Perry underwent successful surgery on his nose following his UFC Uruguay war with Vicente Luque last night. Perry and Luque fought in a back-and-forth encounter that ultimately went the distance, resulting in the latter winning a split decision. However, “Platinum” suffered a broken nose in the third round after a knee from Luque connected […]

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Mike Perry underwent successful surgery on his nose following his UFC Uruguay war with Vicente Luque last night.

Perry and Luque fought in a back-and-forth encounter that ultimately went the distance, resulting in the latter winning a split decision. However, “Platinum” suffered a broken nose in the third round after a knee from Luque connected flush.

Perry was leaking blood before cameras finally got a gruesome look at his nose:

Perry was later admitted to a hospital in Montevideo, and according to his manager Abraham Kawa, the surgery – which only took an hour — was a success.

The plan now is for him to get discharged and fly home. Perry is not to have any contact on the nose for at least six months either.

For his efforts, Perry received $50,000 along with Luque after they both banked Fight of the Night honors. However, he is back on the loss column and has now gone 3-3 in his last six fights.

Given his style and him being a fan favorite, that shouldn’t affect his UFC future by any means though, especially with some making a case for him winning against Luque.

What did you make of Perry’s performance?

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Valentina Shevchenko Responds To Boos During UFC Uruguay Fight With Liz Carmouche

Valentina Shevchenko got the job done against Liz Carmouche, but the performance certainly wasn’t as well-received as her last outing. Shevchenko comfortably outpointed Carmouche in the UFC Uruguay headliner last night to retain her women’s flyweight title. However, it was a dull affair with fans booing at various moments during the fight. To that, “Bullet” […]

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Valentina Shevchenko got the job done against Liz Carmouche, but the performance certainly wasn’t as well-received as her last outing.

Shevchenko comfortably outpointed Carmouche in the UFC Uruguay headliner last night to retain her women’s flyweight title. However, it was a dull affair with fans booing at various moments during the fight.

To that, “Bullet” suggested fans having a fresh memory of her headkick knockout of Jessica Eye at UFC 238. And so, it was always going to be hard to top that:

“They still have a fresh memory about the knockout [against Jessica Eye] two months ago,” Shevchenko said at the post-fight press conference (via MMA Fighting). “They wanted to see the knockout but as I said inside the Octagon, sometimes you do the knockout, sometimes you don’t. It’s not the way to be upset or whatever.

“I think if all fans, people will start to watch more carefully the fight, they will see very beautiful technique and timing and speed and this is all about martial arts. Not only about crazy exchanges, you can be hit or you can lose much more because as I said, you have the belt or you don’t.”

Still, nobody likes to be booed. And while it affected Shevchenko, it didn’t cause her to fight differently with emotions as she ultimately got the job done:

“It’s affecting but at the same time you cannot listen too much,” Shevchenko added. “Because fighting opponent, for example like Liz, if you just go with a lot of emotion, she will catch you and put you down. You cannot do it. You have to be very smart fighter.

“Of course it’s affecting but at the same time what’s going to be better make fans feel good and lose your belt? Is it better?”

What do you make of Shevchenko’s comments?

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Liz Carmouche Releases Statement After Loss To Valentina Shevchenko

Liz Carmouche was unable to capture the UFC women’s flyweight title from Valentina Shevchenko last night (Sat. August 10, 2019). Carmouche main evented UFC Uruguay with “The Bullet” last night and put on a five rounder with the 125-pound title on the line. However, it was the Shevchenko show for 25 minutes as she took […]

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Liz Carmouche was unable to capture the UFC women’s flyweight title from Valentina Shevchenko last night (Sat. August 10, 2019).

Carmouche main evented UFC Uruguay with “The Bullet” last night and put on a five rounder with the 125-pound title on the line. However, it was the Shevchenko show for 25 minutes as she took home a lopsided unanimous decision victory after a dominant performance.

The 35-year-old veteran, who competed in the first-ever women’s mixed martial arts (MMA) bout in UFC history, took to Instagram shortly after the defeat to issue a statement on her loss. As always, Carmouche took the loss with class and even congratulated Shevchenko on retaining her title.

“Thank you to everyone that has helped me get here tonight. These people were a crucial part of this camp but there were so many more not pictured here. I can’t say thank you enough to @10thplanetoceanside@10thplanetsandiego@deependfitness@thearenagym@pso_rite@doc_william_kessler and so many more for helping me. I’m sorry I couldn’t bring home the win tonight. Congratulations to @bulletvalentina on your title retention”

It will be interesting to see what’s next for Carmouche after her defeat to Shevchenko. The 125-pound division is rather thin, so it’s not impossible to assume she could earn another title opportunity soon.

What do you think about Carmouche’s comments following her UFC Uruguay loss?

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