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Valentina Shevchenko not worried about losing championship motivation after 27-year journey to the top

Valentina Shevchenko has been unstoppable at 125 pounds, a trend that she expects to continue for a long time.

The reigning UFC flyweight champion recorded her fourth consecutive defense of her title with a convincing unanimous decision win over Jennifer Maia in the co-main event of UFC 255 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday. Despite the rare sight of Shevchenko losing a round, she recovered from a poor second period to dominate the remainder of the fight and improve her overall record to 20-3 (all three of Shevchenko’s career losses have come at bantamweight).