![]() Santos was also dealing with significant swelling around her right eye, which was caused due to an accidental clash of heads earlier in the fight. With the action moving into the championship rounds, Shevchenko had to alter her strategy by concentrating on her striking and that started to pay dividends. Still, Santos was proving she could hang with Shevchenko when applying her grappling game. Never one to stay dormant in any position, Shevchenko started threatening from the bottom with submission attempts until a stall in the action led the referee to stand the fight back up again. ![]() With her confidence surging, Santos looked to duplicate her early success as the fight moved into the second round as she landed a takedown on Shevchenko to start working from the top position. Just as Shevchenko looked for a takedown, Santos slipped free and during the scramble she managed to take the champion’s back.įrom there, Santos was constantly threatening with a rear-naked choke as Shevchenko was stuck playing defense, which has been a rare moment during her reign atop the flyweight division. Methodical like always, Shevchenko took her time at the start of the fight as she picked her strikes before eventually moving into clinch as she looked to put pressure on Santos against the cage. Taila Santos official scorecard from UFC 275 UFC 275 post-fight show: Reaction to Jiri Prochazka’s stunning late submission, Shevchenko’s struggles, Joanna’s retirement Taila Santos full fight video highlights Valentina Shevchenko vs. Taila Santos at UFC 275 Valentina Shevchenko vs. ‘49-46?! Whoever that was, FIRED’: Pros score Valentina Shevchenko vs. I want to keep fighting no matter who, bantamweight, flyweight, I’m here. ![]() “This is a true championship mind that you’re never satisfied with your performance,” Shevchenko said. That was still enough for Shevchenko to remain champion as she breaks the all-time record for title defenses in the UFC women’s divisions with seven in a row, which snaps Ronda Rousey’s previous achievement with six straight. Two judges gave Shevchenko the fight with scores reading 49-46 and 48-47 with the third official giving Santos the fight with a 48-47 scorecard. It was a back-and-forth grudge match through all five rounds but Shevchenko’s surge in the latter half of the fight helped her secure the victory, although she had to gut out a split decision on the scorecards. Valentina Shevchenko was pushed to the limit at UFC 275 but she still left Singapore as flyweight champion after a hard fought battle with Taila Santos. ![]()
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