Valentina Shevchenko’s one-sided victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk on Saturday night at UFC 231 marked the first time the Eastern European duo crossed paths in an MMA cage. But they also competed three times in the kickboxing ring, with Shevchenko winning on all three occasions.
In a team sports championship, four straight wins makes for a series sweep, so you can certainly understand why this would translate on an individual level as well.
And while she’s not ruling things out entirely, the newly crowned UFC flyweight titleholder doesn’t see herself fighting Jedrzejczyk any time soon, if ever.