On September 8 at the UFC 228 tournament in Dallas, Valentina Shevchenko was supposed to meet the champion Nicco Montano, but the day before the battle, the title holder was sent to the hospital. In this regard, the leadership of the UFC decided to deprive the American of the title and provide the Shevchenko championship fight before the end of the year. The name of her rival has not yet been announced, but Valentina wants to fight the former dominant champion of the division, Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
"I could not believe it. I hoped that the leadership at the last moment will be able to find an opponent for a fight. Unfortunately, this did not happen, so now I again have to wait. I hope that after a while they will be able to find some name to fight me. I'm moving on. If, at some point, Montano shows that he deserves this fight and is ready for it (although I do not think it will happen), then I'll think about it.
“I'm ready for any opponent. We have a story with Joanna Jedrzejczyk in Muay Thai, so why do not we start our story in MMA? Why do not we organize this fight? All the fans want to see our fight.
“The division must move on, the fighters must fight and the belt must be at stake. The title battle should occur before the end of the year. I am happy to meet Jedrzejczyk, as she is a real professional fighter," Shevchenko said.
