Fans and pundits can debate the scoring of UFC 275’s co-main event between Taila Santos and Valentina Shevchenko all they want, but there’s one thing that’s not up for debate: the clash of heads between the two fighters in the third round dramatically changed the course of the bout.
Santos herself described the effect that the collision had on her, in her post fight interview with Daniel Cormier.
“Yeah, unfortunately I couldn’t really see out of my right eye after it closed,” Santos confirmed. “But, you know, I saw two Valentinas and I just tried to hit in the middle.