Overview
- Valentina Shevchenko retained the women’s flyweight title with a unanimous decision over Zhang Weili at UFC 322, with multiple reports noting she tied Amanda Nunes’ mark with 11 UFC title-fight wins.
- Addressing criticism of her wrestling-heavy approach, Shevchenko told The Ariel Helwani Show that detractors "don’t know martial arts" and said she will continue to fight to her strengths.
- Shevchenko publicly invited Amanda Nunes to drop to flyweight and mentioned Kayla Harrison as a possibility, while questioning whether Nunes will actually return or make the cut to 125 pounds.
- UFC’s latest divisional snapshot highlights Natalia Silva as a leading threat at 125 pounds, with Erin Blanchfield coming off a submission win at UFC 322 and Maycee Barber booked to face Karine Silva on December 6.
- Joanna Jedrzejczyk labeled Shevchenko the women’s MMA GOAT on Instagram, and in separate comeback chatter Shevchenko said a Ronda Rousey fight makes little sense now and advised tune-up bouts if Rousey returns.