Filed under: Featured , News , UFC , Videos DENVER – Valentina Shevchenko is ready to take the UFC women’s bantamweight title from Amanda Nunes after her win over Julianna Pena in Saturday’s UFC on FOX 23 headliner. Shevchenko (14-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) picked up an emphatic victory over Pena (8-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in what was promoted as a No. 1 contender fight to Nunes’ (14-4 MMA, 7-1 UFC) belt. Not only did she stop the fight inside the distance, but she did it in the area where her opponent was strongest when she locked up an armbar for the second-round submission . The successful showing at Pepsi Center in Denver marked Shevchenko’s second consecutive victory in a FOX-televised headliner after beating former UFC champ Holly Holm at UFC on FOX 20 in July, and “Bullet” said there was never a moment of doubt she’d get the job done.
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