Dana White Teases Blockbuster Match-up for Valentina Shevchenko against Amanda Nunes

Published 11/20/2020, 10:29 PM EST

UFC President Dana White revealed some interesting plans for Valentina Shevchenko who competes at UFC 255 on Saturday night. White spoke to TMZ and revealed that he would be open to making a trilogy bout that Shevchenko’s been clamoring for. Chiefly, the bout in question is a third fight against consensus women’s MMA GOAT Amanda Nunes.

Shevchenko and Nunes have met in the UFC’s octagon on two separate occasions and both bouts have gone in favor of ‘The Lioness’. Their second fight at UFC 215 in Edmonton, Alberta, was controversial as some scored the fight for Valentina Shevchenko. Regardless, the two scraps have officially gone against Valentina and she’ll be keen to run things back.

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The long-time boss of the UFC is ready to entertain the idea of making the trilogy bout happen should ‘The Bullet’ win at UFC 255. Valentina Shevchenko will defend her 125-pound title against Jennifer Maia who’s a sizeable underdog. However, fans are always looking for the next big things and both Nunes and Shevchenko are bonafide champions.

“Sure. Those two keep cleaning out divisions. It just makes sense to see those two fight again,” White said.

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“I don’t know (what’s next). There’s talk about her and Weili Zhang if Weili wins her next fight (against Rose Namajunas). I don’t know.”

Running things back with Amanda Nunes will have to be atop Valentina’s priority list as she’s always been competitive. Not to mention the fact that she did enough to defeat Nunes by the narrowest of margins at UFC 215. The competitive nature is what makes things compelling as the UFC doesn’t book trilogies that are 2-0 for one party.

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Valentina Shevchenko has her work cut out for her at flyweight if she decides to stick around and cement her legacy there. There are several top contenders like Jessica Andrade and ‘Lucky’ Lauren Murphy who make for interesting match-ups. What’s more, although Jennifer Maia isn’t favored to win, she brings in a well-rounded game that’s potentially threatening.

Shevchenko isn’t short on options, and the world is her oyster if she continues to dispatch flyweight contenders as she’s done in the past.

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Darryl Pinto is a senior MMA writer at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his graduate degree in Mass Media (with a specialization in Journalism) out of Xavier’s College and has a year's experience in his current role. Darryl specializes in predictions, reporting, and covering UFC events live.

Dana White Teases Blockbuster Match-up for Valentina Shevchenko against Amanda Nunes

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