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Natalia Silva vs. Valentina Shevchenko odds: UFC champ opens as underdog

Natalia Silva is the new Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s flyweight queen and oddsmakers are already looking ahead to her first title defense.
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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 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 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.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Petr Yan Gives Alexander Volkanovski the Edge in UFC 333 Showdown With Movsar Evloev

Petr Yan believes Alexander Volkanovski's defensive wrestling will play a major role in UFC 333 title defense against Movsar Evloev.

Best possible title bout? UFC BJJ 12: Moura vs. Fornarino live stream, results, highlights

Join us for UFC BJJ 12, with the highly anticipated Cassia Moura vs Adele Fornarino final among its two title bouts.

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?

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.

Controversy! Cassia Moura survives Fornarino, becomes first UFC BJJ double champ; Burns submitted

Cassia Moura became a two division UFC BJJ champion, but her match with Adele Fornarino had some judging controversy.

Ex-BMF champ preferred different opponent for Charles Oliveira at UFC 335

Did the UFC get it wrong by picking Diego Lopes to be Charles Oliveira's first opponent as BMF champ?

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