Overview
- Valentina Shevchenko defeated Zhang Weili by unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden to retain the flyweight title and tie Amanda Nunes’ record of 11 women’s title-fight wins.
- After the win, Shevchenko said she is open to moving to bantamweight for Kayla Harrison or a trilogy with Nunes, while also noting Erin Blanchfield and Natalia Silva as live contenders at 125.
- Amanda Nunes posted that she plans to beat Harrison and then drop to 125 pounds to challenge Shevchenko for the flyweight belt.
- Nunes has re-entered the UFC anti-doping testing program and must complete six months of testing before she can return to competition.
- Kayla Harrison’s manager Ali Abdelaziz promoted a January Nunes fight and a June White House bout with Shevchenko, but those matchups and dates have not been confirmed by the UFC.