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*****This is a Q&A for UFC Bantamweight, Valentina Shevchenko! She will answer your questions via video some time later this week. So ask away & keep it respectful & clean otherwise dubs or bans will be handed out.*****​



Valentina Shevchenko is the #7 ranked Bantamweight in the UFC & will be facing former champion, Holly Holm in her next fight in the main event of UFC on Fox 20 on July 23.

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Valentina holds a 12-2 MMA record with notable wins over the likes of Sarah Kaufman & Jan Finney. She is 58-2-1 in Kickboxing with wins over current UFC SW champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk. She's also 2-0 in Boxing.

Kickboxing
  • 2014 – Kunlun Fight, Legend of Mulan Champion 60 kg
  • 2014 – Kunlun Fight, IPCC Tournament Winner (60 kg)
  • 2013 – World K-1 Champion WKC, Peru (60 kg)
  • 2013 – World K-1 Champion WKC, Mexico (60 kg)
  • 2006 – World Muay Thai WMF Champion, Thailand (57 kg)
  • 2005 – World Champion KF-1 MMA Pro, Korea, Seoul (57 kg)
  • 2004 – World Kickboxing Champion WAKO, Italy (56кg)
  • 2003 – World Champion KF-1 MMA Pro, Korea, Seoul (55 kg)
Muay Thai
  • IFMA World Championships
    • Gold (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015)
    • WMC Champion (one time) (2012)


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Was it difficult dealing with Amanda's height and reach? Will you do anything differently vs Holly who is the same height and reach as Amanda?
 
What are you doing to make stevia famous?
 
How would you compare the difficulty of transitioning from kickboxing to MMA to the move from smaller MMA promotions to the UFC?
 
Will you marry me?


JK. With a victory over Holm, how do you think would you be from a TS?
Also, with the advent of a FLW division. Would you drop down or stay at BW?
 
You showed an effective clinch game vs Kaufman. Will you try to do the same to Holly to stop her from being able to step in and out of the pocket and overcome her reach?
 
Will you continue to train out of Peru or have you ever thought of moving camps?

Not that there aren't great camps outside of USA and Brazil, but so many fighters have been moving to US and Brazil.
 
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Both you and Holly are from similar fighting backgrounds but you have 5 submission victories and Holly's only mma loss obviously came from a submission so my question is have you been visualising any submission victory's in this fight at all?
 
Can you tell us about your experience fighting in Kunlun Fight? I know they have high production value and pageantry during the walkouts. Does that kind of stage get you more excited entering the ring?
 
Without prying too hard & getting into specifics, is there any monetary difference when you headline a Fox card compared to being on an undercard on a PPV?
 
If you were able to secure a future title opportunity and were asked input on where you'd like the venue to be, where would you prefer that title fight to take place?
 
How did you view the whole grappling aspect of MMA? Did you begrudgingly accept it as a necessity, or did you actually enjoy learning about a whole other aspect of fighting?
 
How do you feel about having Kaufman, Nunes and Holm as your first 3 UFC opponents?
 
There is a lot going against you in this fight. Holly is a big name after beating Ronda and you'll be fighting her in the United States. How nervous are you about being in your first UFC main event facing one of the top fighters in the division?
 
Do you train for specific opponents or do you have the same training regardless of the fighter like Germaine de Randamie recently said she keeps her training the same.
 
If you do secure a victory against Holly where do you think this puts you as far as the rankings go, and also where do you think it puts you in the title picture?
 
Where did the nickname "Bullet" originate from? Any story there?
 
You obviously have a tremendous number of wins with very few losses. Do the losses in MMA feel any different since its roughly double or triple the amount of time between fights in MMA compared with Muay Thai.
 
*When was the first time you ever heard Holly Holms name?

*How much does your emotions towards a fighter affect you? Hate, friendliness, indifference, etc. Does it affect you a lot?

*Do you have any pre-fight rituals or customs that you do?

*Is it frustrating to deal with all the waiting that occurs before a fight? Staying in the locker room. Walking up to the cage. Things like that?
 
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