UFC 255 Highlights: Valentina Shevchenko Out Grapples Jennifer Maia To Retain Title

Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jennifer Maia was a very interesting fight.  The two fighters met in a women’s title bout on Saturday night (November 21, 2020) at the UFC 255 pay-per-view event from the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. In an unlik…

Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jennifer Maia was a very interesting fight.  The two fighters met in a women’s title bout on Saturday night (November 21, 2020) at the UFC 255 pay-per-view event from the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. In an unlikely move, Shevchenko scored a takedown early in the first round and worked […]

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UFC 255 Results: Figueiredo vs. Perez

FigueiredoLowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Results throughout the night (Sat. 21st. November 2020) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Closing the curtain on tonight’s event, an undisputed UFC flyweight title matchup between incumbent division best, Deiveson ‘Deus Da Garra’ Figueiredo, and surging flyweight challenger, Alex Perez. Brazilian finishing […]

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LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Results throughout the night (Sat. 21st. November 2020) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Closing the curtain on tonight’s event, an undisputed UFC flyweight title matchup between incumbent division best, Deiveson ‘Deus Da Garra’ Figueiredo, and surging flyweight challenger, Alex Perez.

Brazilian finishing ace, Figeuriedo looks to score the first successful title defence of his 125-pound title reign, following a dominant rise to the vacant throne at UFC Fight Island 2 in July, where he dropped multiple-time title challenger, Joseph Benavidez on three separate occasions in the opening-round before nabbing a late rear-naked choke win.

Replacing former UFC bantamweight champion, Cody ‘No Love’ Garbrandt who was forced to withdraw due to a torn bicep, Team Oyama mainstay, Perez enters his first promotional title challenge under the UFC’s banner.

Originally scheduled to meet with Brandon ‘The Assassin Baby’ Moreno, Perez, who took home a high-profile opening-round finish of Jussier Formiga at UFC 250 in June – looks to notch Octagon gold and make it four wins in four.

Opening our double-header of flyweight title outings in a co-headlining affair is an undisputed 125-pound title pairing of the dominant, Valentina ‘Bullet’ Shevchenko, and former Invicta FC flyweight best, Jennifer Maia.

Attempting to score the fourth consecutive defence of her flyweight crown, Kyrgyzstan native, Shevchenko most recently featured in the co-main event of UFC 247 in February, taking a knockout win over fellow main card feature, Katlyn ‘Blonde Fighter’ Chookagian.

For Curitiba Chute Boxe trainee, Maia, the experienced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu player finished original number-one contender, Joanne ‘JoJo’ Calderwood at UFC Vegas 5 in August – with a late first frame armbar stoppage, earning her spot opposite the poised Shevchenko.

UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Results:

Main Card: (PPV – 10 p.m. ET)

Flyweight: Deiveson Figueriedo (C) vs. Alex Perez

Flyweight: Valentina Shevchenko (C) vs. Jennifer Maia

Catchweight (175.5-pounds): Mike Perry vs. Tim Means

Flyweight: Katlyn Chookagian vs. Cynthia Calvillo

Light Heavyweight: Mauricio Rua vs. Paul Craig

Preliminary Card: (ESPN2/ESPN+ – 8 p.m. ET)

Flyweight: Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royvel

Middleweight: Joaquin Buckley vs. Jordan Wright

Flyweight: Antonina Shevchenko vs. Ariane Lipski

Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Nicolas Dalby

Early Preliminary Card: (ESPN2/ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass – 6:30 p.m. ET)

Welterweight: Alan Jouban vs. Jared Gooden

Middleweight: Kyle Daukaus vs. Dustin Stoltzfus

Welterweight: Louis Cosce vs. Sasha Palatnikov

Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jennifer Maia Staff Predictions

Valtentina ShevchenkoIn the UFC 255 co-main event long-time flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko is set to square off against Brazilian submission specialist Jennifer Maia. Who’ll win? Let’s see what the LowKickMMA team thinks… Jordan Ellis: Valentina Shevchenko all day! I think it’s almost impossible to make a case for anyone in the UFC flyweight division beating this […]

Valtentina Shevchenko

In the UFC 255 co-main event long-time flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko is set to square off against Brazilian submission specialist Jennifer Maia. Who’ll win? Let’s see what the LowKickMMA team thinks…

Jordan Ellis: Valentina Shevchenko all day! I think it’s almost impossible to make a case for anyone in the UFC flyweight division beating this woman right now. The Ukrainian striker is just on another level to her opposition. Jennifer Maia is a huge and justified underdog in this fight. In my opinion it’d be a victory if she simply makes it to the final bell – but I don’t think that will happen. Shevchenko by knockout!

Prediction: Valentina Shevchenko

Alex Lough: Jennifer Maia has gotten to where she is by being good at everything. That’s not going to be enough against Valentina. Not to take anything away from Maia; though she’s only 3-2 in the UFC, she has picked up wins over some of the biggest names in the division going back to her Invicta days and deserves to be in the spot she is. But if anyone is going to beat Valentina – and I don’t think they will – they’re going to have to be crazy good at one thing and hope they manage to catch her with it. Maia just doesn’t have that in her arsenal. She’s as tough as a $2 steak though, and might even steal a round on the way to the final bell, but I expect it to be all Shevchenko the rest of the fight. Valentina by UD.

Prediction: Valentina Shevchenko

Karim Nathan: For the co main I just cant pick against Valentina she is so dominant and even though Maia is a good fighter and she showed it in her last fight, I don’t think she has enough to pull off the upset. The women’s flyweight might be the shallowest division in the UFC right now and I can just see Valentina stopping one contender after the other. I feel like we might not see a stoppage in this one though but Valentina wins a dominant decision.

Prediction: Valentina Shevchenko

Ryan MacCarthy: No one in her division is even close to Valentina. Valentina Shevchenko is going to mess up Jennifer Maia and light her up like a Christmas tree. This has the potential to be a straight-up massacre. Valentina is just too dominant of a champion. I feel like Jennifer Maia is tough and durable, but that only gets you so far. I feel like the only thing Valentina needs to watch out for is the ground game. Her striking is just too solid and dominant, she doesn’t even have to go to the ground most of the time. Valentina will this in the first 2 rounds by KO. It will be a dominant clinic of a performance.

Prediction: Valentina Shevchenko

Lewis Dunn: Shevchenko will be looking to add another defense to her flyweight title, and I think she will get it. I do not think there is anyone in the women’s flyweight division that is even close to Shevchenko’s level. And she has shown this over her three previous title defenses, with two coming by stoppage. The former Invicta FC champion Maia will look to cause an upset, but the chances of this are not likely. So far during her UFC career she hasn’t showed anything that convinces me she can beat Shevchenko. I’m going with Shevchenko on this one, she is simply better than her opponent and if she performs even close to how she has in her previous title defenses, I think we will see Maia get finished pretty early on. My prediction Shevchenko by TKO round 2.

Prediction: Valentina Shevchenko

Abhinav Kini: There’s not much to say about this fight. Shevchenko is a level above everyone in the division and Maia will be no different. She will try and take her down and in all likelihood fail. I see this being a comfortable decision for the champion.

Prediction: Valentina Shevchenko

Is Valentina Shevchenko the Demetrious Johnson Of WMMA?

Valentina Shevchenko is easily one of the most dominant champions in the UFC, and she is well on her way to becoming one of the most dominant champions of all time. At 32 years old and currently at her peak, Shevchenko likely has several years of ascen…

Valentina Shevchenko is easily one of the most dominant champions in the UFC, and she is well on her way to becoming one of the most dominant champions of all time. At 32 years old and currently at her peak, Shevchenko likely has several years of ascendant performances left in her, and if she remains […]

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Jennifer Maia Gets Advice From Nunes On How To Beat Shevchenko

Jennifer Maia is accepting advice from reigning UFC double-champion Amanda Nunes about what it takes to outmaneuver The Bullet ahead of UFC 255. Nobody at flyweight has been able to figure out how to hand Valentina Shevchenko her first loss in the divi…

Jennifer Maia is accepting advice from reigning UFC double-champion Amanda Nunes about what it takes to outmaneuver The Bullet ahead of UFC 255. Nobody at flyweight has been able to figure out how to hand Valentina Shevchenko her first loss in the division, and oddsmakers seem to believe that Jennifer Maia will be no different. […]

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