It should come as no surprise that Nicco Montano ’s coach isn’t happy with how things went down this past weekend for his fighter. Dropping weight for her first title defense as the UFC’s inaugural women’s flyweight champion, Montano (4-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) struggled in her cut and had to be hospitalized . Once that happened, her fight against Valentina Shevchenko (15-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC), who was an historic 14-1 favorite as the challenger, was off as the UFC 228 co-main event in Dallas. A few hours later, not only was Montano out of her fight, but she was missing her belt , as well. UFC President Dana White announced Montano had been stripped of the title and that Shevchenko eventually will fight someone for the 125-pound belt later this year.
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