Valentina Shevchenko vs Manon Fiorot – Round 4
As we enter the championship rounds Shevchenko needed to be more aggressive in her strikes.
And she does that brilliantly, landing a spinning head kick after countering Fiorot’s head kick perfectly.
Fiorot’s nose appears to be bloody again, but that doesn’t stop her from coming forward trying to close the distance.
A late flurry from Shevchenko as she drops Fiorot with a counter straight right!
But there’s not enough time to close the show.
One final round to ultimately decide who goes home with the belt.
Valentina Shevchenko vs Manon Fiorot – Round 3
During the break between rounds, we see a replay of Fiorot almost landing a huge illegal knee, Referee Mark Goddard does well to warn her to begin the third round.
The Bullet attempts a takedown but it’s well defended by the challenger.
Both women are seemingly finding more success on each other during the grappling exchanges.
Fiorot is starting to control the fight more, understanding when to be aggressive while Shevchenko tries to counter.
With not many strikes landing significantly, it’ll be interesting to see how these next championship rounds go.
Valentina Shevchenko vs Manon Fiorot – Round 2
The champion uses her counter-striking perfectly, Fiorot isn’t used to this style of fighting and is struggling to enter the pocket.
A nice spinning push kick lands by Shevchenko, but the contender shrugs it off.
Fiorot goes to grappling for more success – and she finds it.
Some excellent level changing by the challenger, who ends the second round well.
Valentina Shevchenko vs Manon Fiorot – Round 1
Huge right hand lands on Fiorot!
The champion lands flush on the challenger whose nose explodes into blood.
It began with cagey start from both women, each carefully trying to gauge distance as they exchange strikes.
Shevchenko manages to get a takedown at the end of the round, securing her a 10-9 lead to begin.
It’s Co-main event time
Valentina Shevchenko will defend her Flyweight belt as she goes up against Manon Fiorot.
‘The Bullet’ dominated last September at UFC Sphere against Grasso, and now turns her attention to Manon Fiorot – a surging contender ranked number 2 in the Flyweight division.
Fiorot’s last two fights have been her most impressive, with dominant victories over both Rose Namajunas and Erin Blanchfield.
There’s no doubt she’s earned her shot at UFC gold.
This is the highest level of Women’s MMA you will see, and fans are in for a great contest.
Aiemann Zahabi wins by unanimous decision
An unbelievable fight just before the title fights in Montreal!
All three Judges score the contest 29-28.
An excellent comeback win by the Canadian.