Undisputed flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko has as soon as extra welcomed the possibility to share the Octagon with incumbent strawweight greatest, Zhang Weili within the close to future — claiming followers would “love” to see the duo face off ahead of later.
Shevchenko, the present undisputed flyweight champion, will return to motion at UFC 315 in Might, taking up the surging French contender, Manon Fiorot in a co-main occasion conflict in Montreal.
And regaining the flyweight title again in September in a trilogy struggle with Alexa Grasso within the co-headliner of Noche UFC, Shevchenko would journey out a powerful unanimous determination win, recording her first victory towards the Mexican star.
For Weili, the two-time strawweight queen managed to defend her 115lbs crown final month at UFC 312, handing the unbeaten, Tatiana Suarez her first-ever combined martial arts loss in a standout unanimous determination effort in Australia.
Valentina Shevchenko once more performs up Zhang Weili showdown
Nevertheless, lacking out on an excellent struggle for a second Octagon crown subsequent to the streaking Good native, Fiorot, Weili has been supplied an opportunity by Shevchenko to struggle sooner or later, with the latter welcoming an excellent struggle between them.
“In my perspective, I knew that I was going to defend my belt against Manon (Fiorot), and then (Zhang) Weili called me out,” Valentina Shevchenko instructed Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned. “I believed it could be a slight change, however when UFC reached out with the ultimate settlement for the struggle, it was the identical was hat we had an concept for earlier than all this occurred.
Valentina Shevchenko is open to preventing Zhang Weili 👀
“I think it would be an amazing fight. I think it would be something that fans would love to see.
[Weili] is a great fighter and she’s showed that she can be successful for many years.” pic.twitter.com/Sg3oLJgv1C
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 4, 2025
However yeah, I believe Weili is a superb fighter, and she or he confirmed that she may be profitable for a few years,” Valentina Shevchenko continued. “… But I think making this fight, it’s going to be a huge fight for the all-female sport and like all the right negotiations that have to be done leading to this fight. I think this is all we have to be focusing on, like, moving forward. But for now, let’s focus on the fight [with Fiorot], what I’m going to have in the two months in Montreal.”
