After eight rounds together in a UFC octagon, it’s still incredibly hard to separate UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes and a woman who was thus far proven her toughest challenge, Valentina Shevchenko . The pair’s long-awaited rematch served as the headlining bout of Saturday’s UFC 215 event at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Conventional wisdom stated that Nunes (14-4 MMA, 7-1 UFC) would hold the advantage early, while Shevchenko (14-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and her superior cardio prove dangerous late. In practice, Nunes seemed to favor a measured approach over the course of 25 minutes, holding the center of the cage throughout the fight and capitalizing on a few late takedowns to take home a narrow split-decision win
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