UFC Betting Sites – The Best MMA Online Bookies
UFC best betting sites and the best MMA odds and gambling news
If the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has their way, then Nicco Montano vs. Valentina Shevchenko will be taking place at UFC Calgary. That’s according to a report from Ariel Helwani. Sources told Helwani that the UFC is hoping to book the w…
If the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has their way, then Nicco Montano vs. Valentina Shevchenko will be taking place at UFC Calgary. That’s according to a report from Ariel Helwani. Sources told Helwani that the UFC is hoping to book the women’s flyweight title bout between Montano and Shevchenko as the headliner for UFC Calgary. […]
The post Report: UFC Wants Nicco Montano vs. Valentina Shevchenko For UFC Calgary appeared first on MMA News.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s flyweight title holder Nicco Montano says she isn’t backing down from Valentina Shevchenko. Montano became the inaugural UFC women’s 125-pound champion after earning a unanimous decision vi…
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s flyweight title holder Nicco Montano says she isn’t backing down from Valentina Shevchenko. Montano became the inaugural UFC women’s 125-pound champion after earning a unanimous decision victory over Roxanne Modafferi back in December. Montano has been healing from an injury, but Shevchenko insists that the champion is running from her. After […]
The post Nicco Montano Denies Fearing Valentina Shevchenko, Wants Summer Return appeared first on MMA News.
Valentina Shevchenko has been on the road to a world title before, and she’s back on it again. However, this time, it’s in a new division. The former women’s bantamweight title challenger made her flyweight debut at UFC Belem in February when she faced Priscila Cachoeira. It was a one-sided beatdown, to say the least. […]
The post Valentina Shevchenko Has Sights On Flyweight Title At Upcoming PPV appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.
Valentina Shevchenko has been on the road to a world title before, and she’s back on it again.
However, this time, it’s in a new division. The former women’s bantamweight title challenger made her flyweight debut at UFC Belem in February when she faced Priscila Cachoeira. It was a one-sided beatdown, to say the least.
As a result of that win and the fact that the flyweight division is lacking worthy title contenders, Shevchenko is throwing her name into the hat for a potential title fight.
Regarding the champion, Nicco Montano won the inaugural flyweight title when she beat Roxanne Modafferi by unanimous decision at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale in December.
However, she has not been seen in the Octagon since as she suffered a broken foot in that fight, which is the reason she has been kept out of action once she decided to undergo the knife and get surgery.
This leads us to Shevchenko taking to her official Instagram account and noting that she would like a crack at the flyweight champion at UFC 225, which is slated to go down on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.
As of this writing, Claudia Gadelha taking on Carla Esparza, and Joseph Benavidez meeting Sergio Pettis have already been confirmed for the upcoming event.
The show doesn’t have a main event yet, but UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker recently took to his official Twitter account to lay down the challenge to Yoel Romero for their fight to take place at this upcoming pay-per-view event, which could serve as the main event.
Shevchenko wrote the following on her Instagram account:
“Waiting on the date for my next fight. Would be happy to come back to Chicago again ! #UFC225 June 9 #Chicago #125 #FightForTheBelt.”
The post Valentina Shevchenko Has Sights On Flyweight Title At Upcoming PPV appeared first on LowKickMMA.com.
Valentina Shevchenko has her sights set on gold and she wants to return to the site of one of her biggest career wins in hope of finally taking home a UFC championship. Shevchenko is expected to face UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano l…
Valentina Shevchenko has her sights set on gold and she wants to return to the site of one of her biggest career wins in hope of finally taking home a UFC championship. Shevchenko is expected to face UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano later this year after making a successful debut at 125 pounds in […]
When it comes to facing Valentina Shevchenko, Nicco Montano did, in fact, “escape,” despite Shevchenko’s vow to the contrary that she wouldn’t. Her alleged ‘getaway’ cost her the flyweight championship, however, and inevitably led to the dominant reign of Shevchenko’s still going strong today. The following article is presented in its original, unaltered form, courtesy…
Continue Reading Archives: Shevchenko Says Nicco Montano “Cannot Escape” (2018) at MMA News.
When it comes to facing Valentina Shevchenko, Nicco Montano did, in fact, “escape,” despite Shevchenko’s vow to the contrary that she wouldn’t. Her alleged ‘getaway’ cost her the flyweight championship, however, and inevitably led to the dominant reign of Shevchenko’s still going strong today.
The following article is presented in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives.
On This Day Four Years Ago…
[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 26, 2018, 9:40 AM]
Author: Ian Carey
Valentina Shevchenko believes UFC flyweight champion, Nicco Montano, is all out of reasons not to fight her. She is coming for her title.
29-year-old, Nicco Montano, won the 26th season of the Ultimate Fighter and the UFC women’s flyweight championship in December. She was scheduled to face Sijara Eubanks in the finals of the tournament but a harsh weight cut caused a last-minute opponent change. Loveable MMA veteran, Roxanne Modafferi, was given the opportunity but ultimately dropped a unanimous decision to Montano.
Montano is a Navajo Nation member from the community of Lukachukai. After winning the championship in December, she was honored by the Navajo Nation with a plaque and ceremony at the 23rd Navajo Nation ceremony.
After winning the title, however, Montano stated that neither Shevchenko nor Paige VanZant (who has also been looking for a title shot at 125lbs) has earned a title fight.
“I’m definitely not scared because it’s the name of the game. You want to fight the best so that you can prove to everybody else that you are the best, but right now the best is not Shevchenko at ‘25. She hasn’t fought at that weight. It’s not Paige VanZant, she hasn’t fought at that weight either. So I think it’s pretty silly and I’m a person who wants fair fights and so I just don’t think they are deserving of it right now.”
At the time Montano made the above comments, Shevchenko had not fought at 125lbs in the UFC. That changed on February 3rd, 2018, when she submitted Priscila Cachoeira in her flyweight debut.
“I did fight at 125, I did my job, I did everything. So she just doesn’t have a reason to decline the fight.” – Valentina Shevchenko
Shevchenko appeared on the MMA Hour recently and went into further detail regarding a potential bout against Montano.
“Let’s see how she will act, because no one has heard [anything] about her, she’s not saying [anything] until now,” Shevchenko said. “Let’s see how she responds. But my opinion, if she is holding the belt, she has to defend it. She cannot just escape, and she cannot just find another reason to not fight or fight with another opponent.”
Originally it was believed Montano was targetting a fight with Sijara Eubanks for her first defence. Eubanks is now scheduled against Lauren Murphy for June 1st, however. It appears the UFC is looking at Shevchenko vs Montano to take place later this year.
“She’s holding the belt,” Shevchenko said. “This is everything.”
Continue Reading Archives: Shevchenko Says Nicco Montano “Cannot Escape” (2018) at MMA News.
Former UFC bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko is already calling her shots. She made her flyweight debut under the UFC banner earlier this month by scoring a submission win over Priscila Cachoeira at UFC Fight Night 125 on FOX Sports 1….
Former UFC bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko is already calling her shots. She made her flyweight debut under the UFC banner earlier this month by scoring a submission win over Priscila Cachoeira at UFC Fight Night 125 on FOX Sports 1. During a recent interview with MMA Junkie, she broke down how she felt at […]