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    Angry Valentina Shevchenko Believes UFC Should Have Back Up Ready Just in Case for Every Title Fight

    Valentina Shevchenko was ready to fight for the UFC flyweight title back in September but unfortunately she didn’t have an opponent.

    Former champion Nicco Montano was forced off the card after falling ill due to a severe weight cut and she was later stripped of the belt. Following a roller coaster ride through opponents and card changes, Shevchenko finally landed at UFC 231 this weekend where she faces Joanna Jedrzejczyk to crown a new 125-pound women’s champion.

    While they are rivals inside the cage, Shevchenko knows that Jedrzejczyk is always a professional when it comes to her preparation and she has no doubt that the former strawweight champion will be ready for weigh-ins on Friday.

    “One thing I’m happy is that I’m sure this fight will happen. We won’t have any issues with cutting weight or that stuff,” Shevchenko said ahead of her fight this weekend.

    As confident as she may be in Jedrzejczyk showing up to fight, Shevchenko has seen plenty of other odd circumstances knock other fighters off cards with just a day or two remaining until the event takes place.

    In fact she lived through one of those scenarios when women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes was pulled from their initially scheduled rematch last year while dealing with severe sinus problem that knocked her off the card.

    Between that situation and what happened back in September, Shevchenko was glad to hear the UFC would have another women’s flyweight fight on the card to serve as a backup just in case disaster strikes.

    At UFC 231, top 10 ranked fighters Katlyn Chookagian and Jessica Eye will meet but both seem ready to jump into the main event on a moment’s notice if their name is called.

    “I think this is a very good idea,” Shevchenko said. “It’s great to feel that no matter what happens, you’ll still have the fight. This is amazing. I would have liked to have the same in September. I would love to have someone who would have stepped in the Octagon in case something happened. It should be like this every time.”

    When it comes to facing an opponent on extremely short notice like that, Shevchenko knows it’s not optimal for her training and preparation but she just wants to fight more than anything else.

    That’s why she’s ready for Jedrzejczyk but she’s also prepared for any other scenario that might happen so long as she’s able to compete on Saturday night.

    “I hope everything will go as we planned because you have specific training for each opponent,” Shevchenko explained. “Every opponent is different and you have to adjust your training for that person but in case something extreme happens, you don’t have any choice and I’m ready for it.

    “For me it doesn’t matter who. It only matters to fight.”



    BOW DOWN TO THE KING

    ***GAME OVER!***


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    It doesn't really make sense for this to work. I like the idea of moving a fighter up, who is already on the same card, but that puts a third fighter out of a match for the night, and costs the ufc money because they always pay fighters who have their fights scrapped out of their control, and whoever moves up will have only been preparing for a 3 round fight. It also doesn't make sense to have a backup fighter on the line who doesnt have a fight coming up because they arent going to train for 8 weeks for free just in case they get a spot and you dont want to waste 2 months of a backup fighters career for no reason because that will push back when you can actually get them back in the cage for no reason if they arent called up. I would support stripping people of their spots if they cant make the fight. If its the champ then they lose their belt, if its the challenger then they go back in the line.

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