ABU DHABI – Valentina Shevchenko was impressed by Weili Zhang ’s historic title victory at UFC on ESPN+ 15. But not so much that she wants to move mountains for a champion vs. champion fight. In the aftermath of Zhang’s (20-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) 42-second TKO of Jessica Andrade to claim the strawweight belt and become the first Chinese champion in UFC history, she was asked about the possibility of moving up to women’s flyweight to challenge Shevchenko (19-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC). Zhang was receptive to the idea, but Shevchenko was dismissive

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Valentina Shevchenko won’t allow Weili Zhang to skip UFC title shot line for second time – MMA Junkie

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