Following her incredibly controversial defeat to Alexa Grasso at Noche UFC, Valentina Shevchenko believes her loss was influenced by the event being held on Mexican Independence Day. Injury may keep her sidelined for some time, but the Muay Thai specialist has a plan on how to keep things fair if they ever meet in the cage again. While appearing on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani , Shevchenko presented an idea to the UFC and claimed it would make things equal. When questioned by Helwani whether she’d be open to fighting Grasso in Mexico, the fan-favorite demanded the promotion host their potential trilogy in her home country of Kyrgyzstan in honor of their Independence Day. “I think it would be fair and very right to have the next event in Kyrgyzstan, Independence Day of Kyrgyzstan. And it’s going to be very smart because it has to be equal, right
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