The first challenger to take the UFC women’s flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko, to a split decision is happy with her performance. Although Taila Santos was unable to eek out a win against ‘Bullet’ at UFC 275, she was positively surprised with the way things happened in their match.
In an interview with Combate, Santos explained how she expected a tougher outing against Shevchenko, which is why she was surprised to see how well she was doing in the title fight. Because of the result, Taila walked out of the Octagon with what she considers a positive outcome, having confirmed that Valentina is not an unbeatable fighter even in her prime.