Shevchenko vs Kaufman was seven months ago.What she can't improve? She just took down Holly who Rhonda tried out grapple and failed miserably. Stop playing MMA math like that.
Valentina Schevchenko not hot???
Oh, wait this is Sherdog, never mind then...
You probably find the stick in your AV attractive as well. To each his own.Yes. Very.
Hey, Ronda agrees with you here! Yeah, Valentina; stay away from dem faky tits , don't do the same stupid mistake as Miesha...She should NEVER get fake tits.
Plastic is fucked up.
I wholeheartedly disagree TS. Valentina imo has way more grounded technique in her striking. Watch Holm throw that side push kick over and over as opposed to Valentinas leg kicks. In their fight you can see the damage they did to Holm's lead leg. Valentina's ground game could use some work but against Holm it kind of cancelled out since HH's ground game is weak. Holm had the length on Valentina and didn't utilize it. Not sure what else to say at this point and time, I'll think and watch the fight again.
Exactly this .. Valentina and her coach had Holly's predictable style and strikes/combos completely figured out. I believed that Val could beat Holly, and I never thought the size difference was as much of an issue as others seemed to think, but I also didn't think that Holly would end up looking completely outclassed by comparison ...
I was just watching a few UFC promo videos for the fight and noticed this interesting bit of training. Start at about 3:10 in on the video. You'll see Antonina throwing all of Holm's signature strikes including the oblique kick, the front leg side kick, and the left high kick while sparring with Valentina. It's almost unfair when she has a training partner who is that close of a physical match for her opponent and can mirror all her techniques as well. Perfectly scouted, completely figured out, and a great execution of the game plan.