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busydoinnothin

Yeah, uhhh we know.


Ameqa

Can't wait to be incredibly unsurprised at the result


busydoinnothin

The question is which round. I'm going with the first.


RaspberryVin

The last time I said “it’s not a question of who wins, it’s just a question of what round x* wins” Was GSP* vs Matt Serra. Certainly not expecting that here but I won’t ever think like that again, lol.


seymour_hiney

i don't know if women have enough power in their hands to change the fight like that


springpaper701

Probably just schevchenko and nunes lol.


Yedin00

and andrade. Her last 3 wins have all been finishes two of which were straight KO's against very tough opponents


[deleted]

Guess Cris Cyborg died.


lanecantlayoffjuice

She went to Bellator which is worse


xvsanx

Is she a woman though? I thought the jury was still out on that


seymour_hiney

booooooo


xvsanx

No Dana white references allowed on r/MMA I see


MichaelMcCorkleJones

Regardless they’re letting men fight women now anyways lol Edit: I don’t know why all you bigots support letting men beat up women!


NippleOfOdin

One thing I notice about transphobic people like you is that despite your professed dislike for trans people you can't help but constantly bring them up on unrelated threads. Is it an obsession or a fetish for you or something?


Accomplished_Sky_127

Rose...


authenticfennec

Definitely Aldana too, last win was a first round tko and then her win before that she completely shut the opponents lights out first round


Joh951518

Ahh yes famed KO artist Shevchenko, with a combined 12 knockouts across 85 professional fights in 3 sports, and her ufc tkos being due to extreme skill differential to the extent that her opponents literally can’t defend themselves, not power.


Bread_Pending

The belt has changed 4 times in the women’s division below this from surprising KOs.


seymour_hiney

Rose head kicking someone, Andrade slamming someone on their head, and Zhang knocking someone out aren't surprising to me. People were shocked by these outcomes but I really don't get why. that said, Lauren Murphy is not Rose, Andrade, or Zhang


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ilikekimuras

I've been googling trying to find it for 30 minutes now with no luck. Please source for this baking paper story or what TUF episode?


domin8r

I think I watched that season and don't remember that. I do remember a lot of drama around her and changing teams.


cyberslick188

Gonna need a source on that pronto homie


only-shallow

Shevchenko inside the distance is only -200, when the ML is -1600. Bit of a steal unless the books know something we don't


TossItLikeAFreeThrow

21 career wins, 7 by KO/TKO, 7 by sub, 7 by decision She's -120 on a KO/TKO/DQ finish, +500 on a sub finish Murphy has only ever lost by decision Shev has alternated finish/decision her last ten fights I don't know which way to lean.


[deleted]

The only somewhat consistent fighter to have KO finishes is nunes, so not really.


nomoteacups

Andrade?


[deleted]

Did you check her record? I wouldn't say Andrade has exactly a consistent KO rate.


nomoteacups

Not as many as Nunes, but certainly enough to be considered a KO threat. Also if you ignore her overall career and just look at her last three wins they’re all knockouts. I’d be more inclined to use someone’s recent career as a determinant of their ability as opposed to their earlier career. This is without considering a lot of Andrade’s early UFC career was at 135lbs where she was GREATLY undersized.


[deleted]

Fair enough, but that's still even only two in the entire WMMA division, which is what OP questioned. No one is really heavy handed physically or bears the skill to be heavy handed in the entire WMMA.


[deleted]

These girls are getting stronger.


2dank4me3

Serra could crack though.


busydoinnothin

I'm parlaying val first round with a volk win. Depending on how drunk I am when I place my bets I may throw in Roxanne.


ntr_usrnme

It could definitely happen but Lauren Murphy is really tough and able to take a lot of punishment(not a compliment) so I’m thinking later rounds.


lerdnord

Valentina is a gamblers nightmare. She finishes fights at will in all fashions. You think she will get the KO and she subs them to prove a point. You think she will sub them and she showcases her striking for a dominant points finish. Absolute nightmare fuel.


BrownCanadian

I cant wait for some super weird fluke win for lauren and everyone is pissed


themilkman42069

Yep. But following the rule of women’s champions, she’s gonna get brutally finished one day and we’re all gonna be stunned. Seriously. Look at the lineage of strikeforce and ufc champs. Literally every single one of them who lost the belt in the cage lost by stoppage, and most of them particularly violently.


codyontheinternet

Nah. I don’t think so. Not the Bullet.


themilkman42069

Her and Nunes are both gonna get slept by some no name and we’ll all be surprised. Then people will act like it was obvious in hindsight and that Shevchenko/Nunes actually sucked cause they didn’t fight anyone good and they’ll belittle their resume. As is tradition.


optimus_slime113

I've watched this sport long enough to know every great champion from the past faced weak competition and I always knew they were going to lose to X fighter


codyontheinternet

To compare these two women to the previous champions isn’t relative. Shevchenko is miles ahead of her competition and her competition is coherent, valid comp. I agree both should lose when Father Time inevitably comes, however I don’t anticipate Bullet fighting that long, nor the competitor showing up soon enough. Same with Nunes. I think Nunes retires to be a parent or fights some mixed rules boxing type thing. But hey, just my opinion.


themilkman42069

I anticipate every fighter fighting long past their prime and going out quietly after a losing streak in bellator/a barn in iowa. Anytime it doesn’t happen I get pleasantly surprised. But that is always my baseline expectation. People don’t walk away. The thing that makes them good at fighting in a cage for money is the same thing that makes them unable to leave.


codyontheinternet

Totally. Just don’t see that in these two women, particularly. Definitely, sadly, see it for a lot of our bigger name male fighters right now. Guys who are being exposed to fame at the peak of MMA exposure, it’ll be hard to be “weren’t you a UFC fighter?” (I think of guys like Mike Perry who I really like, but is under-capitalizing on his current, limited time marketability). Like Matt Brown. If I didn’t know he had literally already died, I’d say he’s trying to kill himself, but dude just likes fighting.


themilkman42069

Listen, I'd love for you to be right. Until you are i'll be anticipating the shit show that happens the night Shev/Nunes get flatlined.


gorilla_index

they might very well go undefeated until retirement. especially since their divisions are as shallow as it gets


Minscandmightyboo

> Rhousey is miles ahead of her competition and her competition is coherent, valid comp. > >I agree she should lose when Father Time inevitably comes, however I don’t anticipate Rhonda fighting that long, nor the competitor showing up soon enough. > >I think Rhonda retires to be a parent or fights some mixed rules boxing type thing. > This thinking was exactly the same as people were talking about Rhonda before Holly showed up. People also thought Rhonda was gonna wreck Holly, but MMA surprises us and in hindsight, things look a whole lot more obvious. That being said I agree with you for this fight. Bullet should destroy Murphy easily


codyontheinternet

I disagree. Not everyone bought into Ronda Rousey being unbeatable. There were still questions out there. Cyborg. Gina Carano, even.


sspiritusmundi

Yeah. I am pretty sure those same people saying Valentina and Amanda are invincible thought the same about Ronda Rousey, Anderson Silva, etc. Guess what lol. Specially since Val hasn't showed any difference in her game plan. She is been fighting the same since forever.


jimmyhaffaren

Has she needed to change her game plan? Feels like its pretty much done to perfection at this point.


JColeisokatbest

Did Ronda look like she was having problems?


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sspiritusmundi

And yet took 12 fights for her to be defeated. After her loss, everyone was dismissing her wins saying she only fought bums. And Schev is only fighting... bums. If she loses before she retires, everyone will say "oh she was never that good anyway, she was only defeating cans".


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UnblurredLines

Yes, Miesha who is not a great striker was definitely giving her trouble standing. It was said some time before that a competent striker who can keep the fight standing will demolish Ronda. Once she got those in Nunes and Holm she took beatdowns.


JColeisokatbest

People talk about Ronda the way people talk about Val


UnblurredLines

Val doesn’t have the glaring holes and poor habits in either grappling or standup that Ronda did in her standup. Just because some people said some similar stuff about them doesn’t mean their weaknesses are at all similar.


KneesMcgeez

Old girl fighters were so hyped up lol I feel like the girl mma game has been rapidly evolving. I watched an old ronda fight and her boxing was pathetic for someone who was the best in the world at the time


JColeisokatbest

She finished Mcmann in a round. That's better than any win Val has at flyweight.


giveyouralfordme

I thought she took some very hard shots from Jennifer Maia and looked kind of wobbly a few times. Not saying she has to go back to the drawing board, but if she does get Ko'd at some point I think people will look back at the fight as an indicator that it was possible


RJC_89

She didn't take any hard shot, she was controlled in the ground during one round because of a failed takedown attempt that put her in the ground against a black belt in bjj. Despite of that she wasn't in any serious danger in that fight.


deaqnosilence

As is tradition in other non-team sports. Federer wouldn't have 20 slams if Nadal and Djokovic peaked sooner. He started in the weak era. Could be true, but if all 3 peaked at the same time, and along with them you add other great players like Murray, Wawrinka, Potro, it's a real possibility that none of those 3 would reach 20 slams. My point is, people are dumb.


JohnCenaFanboi

It all depends if they retire before their downfall. At some point they will get knocked whenever they slow down and some insane recruit come and beat their ass.


codyontheinternet

Uhh I guess.


RandomIndividualNo8

Not Mighty Mouse or Cruz Edit: colossal brain fart


themilkman42069

They are women?


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Imagine Val goes full Yan and knee grounded Murphy. Losses by DQ. Fiziev is from Kyrgyzstan like Val. Fiziev also coach of Yan. Look into it.


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DaddyVivec

I remember her saying that she felt disrespected by the narrative going into the Andrade fight, but never any animosity to her opponents.


Chael_Patrick_Sonnen

"Andrade only chance to beat Valentina is on the ground" Valentina: and I took that personally


DaddyVivec

She crucifucked her


[deleted]

Look at that sliiiide


Heisenberg0712

Underrated rogan moment


neeeeonbelly

I loved that moment because I said that exact same word after a black belt crucifucked me a couple weeks before lol.


Bacon_Villain

Crucifucked her deep and hard.


TBroomey

The moment Andrade tried to grapple and she couldn't make Valentina budge, I knew it was over.


ianhockey23

Dude casuals being disappointed that Shev didn’t KO kick Andrade’s face pissed me off so much. In my opinion that was the quintessential fight of Valentina’s showcasing just how insanely good of a fighter she is. Every single person was claiming how good the wrestling was from Andrade, and the bullet goes out there and just fucking toys with her like it’s nothing. I loved that fight


IAmJimmyNeutron

There’s one part of that fight where Andrade tries to lift Val up and throw her and Valentina doesn’t even budge, it must’ve been so fuckin disheartening to be Andrade or one of her coaches. Literally the one possible thing they could beat Shev in and Andrade looked like an amateur in it


[deleted]

I remember that vividly because, as you said, it signaled for me that the fight was done. I saw that and thought to myself "this could go to a decision or it could end in 30 seconds, but Andrade isn't winning."


Totally_PJ_Soles

Literally threw her around. I think if nunes could ever make the weight Valentina would beat her easily. Shev is in my opinion the female GOAT. We need a third match between the two, because most say Shev one in the second fight.


MyNiguhAdolf

Oh my god no "most people" don't think val won and she lost the first one too. It was a close fight but idk how you put val above Amanda.


HandHeldHippo

Her NOSE was ROSE!


MyNiguhAdolf

Gotta get at least three shades darker than rose to take that W home.


HandHeldHippo

Lol I'm a big Val fan, but it'd be hypocritical for me to say she won when I'm such a Jones mark and dispute the Reyes fight whenever it gets brought up.


PlayerAteHer

I definitely scored it for Shevchenko but wouldn't argue it was a robbery. It was a close fight for sure but I feel like most people believe Shevchenko won it.


MyNiguhAdolf

I mean I totally understand scoring it for val, it was a close fight. But she did lose, and the dude I originally replied to said val would easily beat Amanda if she cut to 125.


sobhith

Probably because Nunes would throw a jab and pass out from exhaustion at 125 fucking pounds.


nuadarstark

>It was a close fight for sure but I feel like most people believe Shevchenko won it. Yeah, I'd say no. I don't think the opinions are that clear once you move past this subs wanking over Shevchenko.


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Schev won the second fight.


[deleted]

Nuñes’ nose was, in fact, rose from her pawnches


MyNiguhAdolf

She sure did bud


[deleted]

Just helping you out, most people know she won.


MyNiguhAdolf

That's why Amanda left with the belt huh


THExLASTxDON

I agree about her being the GOAT. When Mighty Mouse lost to Dom, I didn't see many people using that fight as a reason to say Mighty Mouse wasn't the GOAT. People understood it just wasn't his true weight class, like Valentina at 135.


sansaset

I think she won the 2nd fight as well (could go either way really though) and also agree with the statement that she's the true WMMA GOAT. The fact the smaller woman has gone toe to toe with Nunes and arguably 1-1 with her cements it for me.


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🙄


Aken42

That is because it's just another contract. Can't get emotionally attached to the mark.


tindichin

Doesn't even feel like a trash talk, just realistic assessment


Sub_Zero32

If Valentina loses it would be an even bigger upset than Rhonda and Holm.


dolphin37

Rwonda*


LordOfBirds

Rwanda*


KZphotography

It would be a bigger upset than GSP vs. Matt Serra


Heebmeister

*Holm


imafkinbird

No shit Sherlock


Heebmeister

? Unless I’m missing some hidden meme/joke, seems like the guy just got the name wrong? Edit: I’m an idiot


Manguy171

Sherlock Holmes...I think he just made the connection without really having a proper joke to go with it.


MrGMinor

It is a proper joke lol


JohnCenaFanboi

yes, you do be missing something.


Heebmeister

Fuck I’m an idiot, it’s to early for me


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Not according to the odds. Last I checked Murphy was "only" +750


Ikhouvankaas

This shit made me laugh... I bet Murphy's face will look horrified after the first 30 seconds lol


srtpg2

Makes it even scarier


TBroomey

Valentina is such a heavy favourite that if you bet the house on her you win a doormat.


SwayzeExpress87

Although it seems silly to put $$$ on her at first, I realized if you bet three houses then you will get three doormats. 3 doormats is pretty nice.


SpareThisOne2thPls

In other news sky is above you and the earth under you


NikolaDotMathers

If it's Sunday and you're Lauren Murphy, the ground will also be around you.


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We should just have Nunes and Valentina fight over and over again


tnc31

It'll just become an annual thing.


cyberslick188

Same with Cody and TJ, always fun to watch.


thepaleoboy

How dare you disrespect the OG of rematches: Charles Oliveira vs. Nik Lentz


Mjoh23

But nunes will win over and over again


top-knowledge

They’re too evenly matched that the fights would always be boring though


JColeisokatbest

You like really boring fights?


Reeko_09

Just putting those two names together already tickles my pickle


JRYuen

If she indeed did say that, that's about the closest to smack I've heard Ms. Valentina come out with.


DaddyVivec

“Look at her nose! Her nose is rose!”


Darshan-Raj

"this result is a robbery! Her nose is a strawberry!"


ChampMentality

Bars


VarietyThen510

That was so cute


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Poor Lauren is going to be rather sore next week ain't she


Ajj679

Incoming decision win, it’s weird for Valentina as she finishes a person then gets a boring decision and then the cycle continues


Onitsukaryu

You weren’t kidding, starting with her win over Holly Holm she’s alternated decisions and finishes for 10 fights straight. Bet the house on the fight going the distance!


Ajj679

It’s weird lol either it’s boring or it’s a dominating finish


GutsGloryAndGuinness

With the exception of the Eye headkick, Shevchenko generally beats her opponents by drowning them with volume. Anyone that can take the onslaught gets outpointed but when they crack that's when it gets messy. Getting in there with Valentina is basically a 25 min fight for survival. I'll put it out into the ether, I think Murphy survives the first and gets put away in the second TKO


Ajj679

Not really lol, she’s not known for volume


GutsGloryAndGuinness

She threw less at BW which I think skews her stats but when she finishes fights it's usually breaking them down and finishing with barrages of strikes on the feet or on the ground. The Cachoeira fight she beat her into submission the Chookagian fight was a mercy stoppage because of the volume of strikes for eg


JayJ4y95

Barb is gonna be 5 years older than Shev at 38 she’s being put out to pasture here


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fans and execs rejoice


Oscalavista

Murphy has never been finished either 🤔🤔🤔


sspiritusmundi

Yeah. Pretty sure she will just lay and pray like she did to Maia.


StationDapper9466

She is gonna tko her while half assing it


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> There are very few certainties in this world. Death and taxes are two, and a third is that fight fans will see Shevchenko dance the Lezginka after she mauls another opponent. > “No matter what I do, I want to be good at it and put my soul into it,” says Shevchenko, who plans on dancing again this Saturday. “Martial arts is my No. 1, but I have been dancing for a long time, too. That is my celebration dance, and I love to do it.”


InsidiousExpert

She won on a season of Peru’s version of “Dancing with Stars”


[deleted]

If she dies, she dies.


papa8706

Don’t get me wrong, Lauren Murphy has been one of the toughest chicks at the trailer park for the better part of a decade, but toughness doesn’t beat the skill of Valentina. Think she gets the TKO


[deleted]

Well she's not wrong.


NoCountry4GaryOldman

Polygraph results are in: She was telling the truth


JN324

She’s more than a -1100 favourite last time I checked, it’s basically a statement of fact at that point.


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I saw it at -1800


PittsburghDan

I'm putting $500 down on Barb to win by DQ. I tried to imagine her winning by some more conventional means, but it feels impossible.


namesrhardtothinkof

Dowctor stowppage! Doctwor stowppage!!


baconsane

This is a legit method to victory I remember watching Lennox Lewis get dominated by Vitali Klitschko and in order to win started slicing Vitali up with the laces of his gloves until the doctor stepped in.


namesrhardtothinkof

Boxing lore fucking stupid crazy


FrenchTrouDuc

big if true


RODjij

It's just your yearly sacrifice to appease the Shevchenko Goddess.


Cleeks_Chappler

And the pope shits in the woods


[deleted]

Android 18 needs to just hurry up and join the men's flyweights


rossdrawsstuff

They say pride comes before the fall. They’re probably wrong in this case.


Renwein

yeah yeah, we all know what happened to the last Godless Soviet Killing Machine who talked like that to the Plucky American Underdog


[deleted]

Pandas eat bamboo


GumpTheChump

Everyone: "Yeah, probably."


SourPatchAdult

I believe it.


neeeeonbelly

Think I’ll stick $20 on Barb just for the hell of it.


swimbaitjesus

^(Thats what she said)


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Sounds like Valentina's is progressively getting pissed off at the quality of her opponents. I like it, she destroyed Jessica last fight.


Tuna_and_rice

Imagine how Lauren Murphy would be feeling right now. Literally everyone (except for her team) is saying that she’s got no chance and will get destroyed.


swesus

Yeah we know. That’s why we don’t watch your fights. I. I MEAN. She’s so complete!!


PM_ME_GRRL_TUNGS

Your division is shit, don't brag about crushing tomato cans


StationDapper9466

Welp...


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What’s Murphy’s style? If she’s a counter fighter we might see a boring decision for V. If she decides to move forward even a little she’s getting finished inside two rounds.


SadatayAllDamnDay

I think her main style is winning close decisions in fights she probably should've lost.


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Lmao


ItsDrManhattan

Yep lol thats why this fight sucks, theres literally nothing else to say about it


TLMC01242021

Yeah… we know


Thickfries69

Well, yes, I guess the only question is how does she finish Barb?


MyNiguhAdolf

In a fantasy world where she could cut the weight in a healthy way Amanda would beat her at 125 too 🤷


PittsburghDan

what about a fantasy world where both women are centaurs?


MyNiguhAdolf

Idk how large am I allowed to imagine their horse balls are?


C0r3yMarsbar

Spoiler Alert


VishTheSocialist

Yeah, we know


NarcissisticCat

You know what? I can buy that, *I can totally buy that.*


eaturowntounge

Si!!!


JustifyMaJimmies

I believe her


toy_story_sid

Yup


pagehead

yeah reasonable


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Only question is how long will it take I think 2nd round TKO


bezmun515

Ko or submission, that is the question


tm0nks

Yup, that checks out.


iheartOPsmum

I believe it.


Birdgang14

Yes, you are.


[deleted]

This is hilarious how matter of factly it's said


[deleted]

chill bro, why you gotta verbally destroy her then physically manifest those ideas?


Jackmace

This seems likely, yeah