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UFC 261: Valentina Shevchenko warns ‘don’t waste your time’ after beat down of Jessica Andrade to retain flyweight title

  • ‘My opponents try to find a weakness, there is none,’ Shevchenko says in warning to rivals
  • ‘Here I am, anyone … everyone is asking to fight me, come get some,’ adds the Kyrgyzstani

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Valentina Shevchenko celebrates after beating Jessica Andrade at UFC 261. Photo: AFP
Nicolas Atkin

If there are any rivals remaining out there for Valentina Shevcenko, the “Bullet” sent out a warning following her brutal, one-sided beat down of Jessica Andrade at UFC 261.

“My opponents try to find a weakness, don’t waste your time, there is none,” the flyweight champion told Joe Rogan in her post-fight interview inside the Octagon at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on Saturday night, after a second-round TKO.

“Here I am, anyone … everyone is asking to fight me … come get some.”

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Former strawweight champion Andrade managed to survive a torrid first round where she was taken down at will by the Kyrgyzstani.

Andrade then tried to rip the body in the clinch after getting caught a couple of times, but Shevchenko took her down again, this time against the fence, and got under the chin.

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