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Lauren Murphy on Valentina Shevchenko showdown: ‘I really believe I’m capable of amazing things’

UFC bantamweight title challenger Lauren Murphy started in MMA to find out if she was capable of doing something as physically and mentally challenging as fighting another person in a cage.

She answered that question and then some, and now that she’s on the cusp of a shot at the dominant UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko, she believes her evolution will be demonstrated when they meet at UFC 266, which takes place Sept. 16 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

“That goal post has been moved so much throughout my entire career, and so that’s always the question I’m always asking myself is, ‘What am I capable of?