McCarthy doesn’t see Shevchenko being outclassed by any other woman on the roster in terms of overall skill set, including two-division champ Amanda Nunes. In a recent episode of the Weighing In podcast, McCarthy said:
Shevchenko and Nunes have fought each other twice, with the latter emerging victorious on both occasions. McCarthy believes that although it was the ‘Lioness’ who got the better of Shevchenko by the smallest of margins, she is not as skilled as the UFC women’s flyweight champion.
Watch McCarthy talk about Valentina Shevchenko and Amanda Nunes in the video below (from 1:08:45):
Valentina Shevchenko on fighting Amanda Nunes for the third time
Although Valentina Shevchenko has lost twice to Amanda Nunes, the demand for a trilogy fight between the two has never been higher. The MMA world wants to see them compete for the third time simply because of how dominant they’ve been in their respective weight classes.
Speaking to ESPN, Valentina Shevchenko made it clear that a trilogy fight with Nunes is inevitable. Without revealing when it’s likely to happen, ‘Bullet’ said she definitely sees herself challenging the Brazilian again somewhere down the line.
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