Valentina Shevchenko Answers if She’s Upset About Deiveson Figueiredo Being the UFC 255 Main Event

At UFC 255, Flyweight champions Valentina Shevchenko and Deiveson Figueiredo put their titles on the line. The card, however, is headlined by the men’s champion with Shevchenko in the co-main event.

‘The Bullet’ is more well known to the UFC audience. She has 3 title defenses to her title reign, including a devastating head kick KO over Jessica Eye. Valentina has faced off with the top talent in the UFC such as Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Holly Holm, and Amanda Nunes. 

Thoughts on being in the co-main event

Valentina sat down with Ariel Helwani from ESPN MMA ahead of her UFC 255 title fight. Helwani asked the champ about her thoughts on being the co-main event.

Shevchenko explained it does not bother her, “I’m not the kind of the person who’s going to be saying something or crying about something, ‘Oh it was not, it’s supposed to be a different way’, I’m not that person.”

The Bullet continued, “I’m not that one who complains every time or asks ‘you have to put me in the ranking here or have to put me in the rankings there’ I’m not a person and it doesn’t matter.”

Valentina Shevchenko only focused on herself

The Bullet believes that it’s not her job to worry about her place in the rankings. The only thing on her mind is to have a strong performance. Valentina is currently on a 5-fight win streak.

The champion said, “I’m in the great sport so it doesn’t matter if I’m not the main event, but it’s the same fight. It’s the same, and the performance is the one thing that really matters.”

She even encouraged fans to tune into the main event, “I think both fighters who fight in the main event, Figueiredo and Perez, are great fighters.

“They’re going to show a lot of skills, speed, power and a lot of technique. So it’s going to be a great main event and I suggest everyone should watch their fight”

Valentina will take on Jennifer Maia who became the #1 contender following her submission win over Joanne Calderwood. ‘The Bullet’ will look for her 4th title defense to cement her legacy at flyweight and the UFC.

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