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Natalia Silva tells Valentina Shevchenko to 'get in line' for UFC belt

Natalia Silva has addressed Cong Wang’s eye-poke claim, Dana White’s assessment of their title fight and Valentina Shevchenko’s warning to her.
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Natalia Silva tells Valentina Shevchenko to 'get in line' for UFC belt

Thu, October 8, 2026 at 5:46 AM UTC·

Natalia Silva claps back at Valentina Shevchenko after winning UFC title, tells her to get in line

Natalia Silva won the UFC title with a decision over Wang Cong

Natalia Silva: Valentina Shevchenko never fights but says ‘Keep the belt warm’

Natalia Silva is the new women’s flyweight champion, and she’s not going to let former 125 pound champ Valentina Shevchenko talk trash from the sidelines about it. In a perfect world, Silva and Shevchenko would have fought at UFC 332 for the undisputed title. But an injury to “Bullet” resulted in her being forced to […]

Natalia Silva Sends Message to UFC Rival Valentina Shevchenko

Newly crowned UFC women’s flyweight champion Natalia Silva sent a message to former champion Valentina Shevchenko after winning the belt.With Shevchenko vacating the belt due to injuries, Silva fought and defeated Wang Cong for the vacant title at UFC 332 last week.Following that bout, Shevchenko congratulated Silva on her title fight victory, while also sending […] The post Natalia Silva Sends Message to UFC Rival Valentina Shevchenko appeared first on HEAVY.

Valentina Shevchenko May Have Been Forced to Vacate UFC Title to Save UFC 332

Valentina Shevchenko letting go of the UFC flyweight championship may not have been entirely her own decision.

UFC Division Reportedly in Dangerous Position as Ex-Champ Gets Pulled From Rankings

After former titleholder Miesha Tate was removed from rankings eligibility, the UFC women's bantamweight division now only has 24 active fighters.

Petr Yan Open to UFC Featherweight Move

UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan admitted that he is open to moving up to the featherweight division in the future.Yan returns to the Octagon at UFC 333 later this month when he battles rival Merab Dvalishvili for a third time in the pair’s trilogy bout.While he’s not looking too far into the future, Yan admitted […] The post Petr Yan Open to UFC Featherweight Move appeared first on HEAVY.

Former champion picks Alex Pereira to beat Sergei Pavlovich

Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman weighed in on the UFC 335 co-main event.

Ketlen Souza sees UFC Vegas 122 vs. Loopy Godinez as 'very important fight'

UFC Vegas 122 marks the first time Ketlen Souza will fight someone in the top 10 of the UFC strawweight rankings.

Alex Pereira's coach says Sergei Pavlovich is better fit than Gane

Glover Teixeira believes Sergei Pavlovich is a more favorable matchup for Alex Pereira than Ciryl Gane.

Merab Dvalishvili Reveals the Mistake That Cost Him Against Petr Yan: Exclusive

In an exclusive with Heavy Sports, Merab Dvalishvili revealed his made against Petr Yan and how he corrected that ahead of UFC 333. The post Merab Dvalishvili Reveals the Mistake That Cost Him Against Petr Yan: Exclusive appeared first on HEAVY.

Petr Yan interested in moving up to 145, but won’t beat up ‘friend’ Alexander Volkanovski

Bantamweight champion Petr Yan is set to return to action at UFC 333 against Merab Dvalishvili in a third fight to break their 1-1 tie. If Yan wins, he’s got a lot of options for his future, and one of them could be moving up to 145 pounds. In a recent interview with Full Violence, […]

Petr Yan eyes featherweight move but draws line at Alexander Volkanovski fight

Petr Yan is considering moving up to featherweight at some point.

Petr Yan Wants to Move Up to 145lbs for Double-Champ Glory but Has One Major Condition

Ahead of his UFC 333 title defense, Petr Yan has shown interest to fight for the 145lbs belt but does not wish to fight Alexander Volkanovski.

Ex-champ on Movsar Evloev: 'How the f*ck is he still in the UFC?'

Movsar Evloev wins, and he's got an upcoming UFC 333 title shot, but his fighting styling may not be something rave about.

‘She should have showed that’ — Dana White shrugs off Contender Series fighter’s big gamble to be on show

Dana White wasn’t moved by a Contender Series fighter who quit a high paying job to fight in his warehouse.

Alex Pereira’s coach believes Sergei Pavlovich is ‘a much better matchup’ than Ciryl Gane

Everyone was very excited when Alex Pereira moved up to heavyweight to challenge for a third title at UFC Freedom 250. After his controversial loss to Ciryl Gane, though, the enormity of that task become much more apparent. Gane cracked Pereira badly early in their fight, setting up the fight finishing sequence where “Poatan” insists […]

Michael Bisping says ‘flat-footed’ Alex Pereira could get retired by Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335

Michael Bisping isn’t thrilled with Alex Pereira’s return to heavyweight action.

Hall of Famer believes Alex Pereira's 'championship mindset' helps him prevail at UFC 335

Will the pressure on Alex Pereira bring out the best of him at UFC 335?

Diego Lopes makes pick for Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev UFC 333 fight

Diego Lopes knows a thing or two about the UFC 333 headliners.

Analyst wonders if UFC 335 could be 'the end of Alex Pereira'

Does Alex Pereira's future hinge on how he performs at UFC 335?

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