UFC fans in Singapore got the chance of a lifetime as they saw Valentina ‘The Bullet’ Shevchenko go on and put her title defense. A victory here would cement her place as the greatest female fighter to ever step foot inside the octagon. Also, no one else in the female roster has ever defended their world title 7 times. And here, her road to the greatest goes through a very tough Brazilian, Taila Santos. 

The Kyrgyzstani-Peruvian professional mixed martial artist is on an astounding 8-win streak in the flyweight division. ‘The Bullet’ is definitely looking to extend her win-streak to 9 as he chases to enter an elusive list of a double-digit title defense.

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Santos would be eagerly looking to play spoil-sport as she is aiming to realize her dream. She is currently on a 4-fight win streak and winning over Shevchenko will turn her into a star indefinitely.

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After grueling five rounds of back and forth, UFC 275 co-main event has produced the toughest title defense for Bullet as she walked away with a win via split decision.

Moreover, the final scoreline puzzled the fans, as judges gave out 49-46 scores for the champion. The fight was a lot closer than the score makes it seem to be, as ‘Bullet’ barely held on to the title.

Veteran UFC fighter, Cub Swanson did not agree with the judges, as he believed Santos managed to get out-wrestle the champion.

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Fans continue to question the judges as the dubious 49-46 scoring puzzled the MMA community.

This fan believes Tinder matches and scores people a lot better than UFC’s judges.

49-46 scoreline could go on to become the next major meme for MMA fans, as the flyweight title remains with the queen of the division.

Further, more and more reactions continue to pour in as fans complain about the horrible scoring. Does MMA require more reform to fix the issue with judging?

Classy in defeat indeed, as Santos did not complain about the decision. All is not over for the Brazilian, as she just gave Shevchenko her hardest title defense yet.

This title defense has cemented Valentina Shevchenko as the greatest women’s champion in the UFC.

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How did you score the fight and what do you believe is next for the champion? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.