{"id":642551,"date":"2025-11-16T22:02:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T21:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=642551"},"modified":"2025-11-16T22:02:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T21:02:33","slug":"valentina-shevchenko-open-to-kayla-harrison-challenge-after-dominant-ufc-322-win-over-zhang-weili","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/valentina-shevchenko-open-to-kayla-harrison-challenge-after-dominant-ufc-322-win-over-zhang-weili\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentina Shevchenko Open to Kayla Harrison&#8217;s Challenge After Dominant UFC 322 Win Over Zhang Weili"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valentina Shevchenko crushed Zhang Weili at <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mma\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>UFC <\/a>322 on November 15, in New York. The flyweight queen swept every round on all scorecards for a unanimous win. Size was the big edge- Shevchenko used her longer frame to drag Weili down and control her on the mat for most of the fight. Weili, the ex-strawweight champ, could not escape or land big shots, while Shevchenko looked calm and sharp the whole time. <\/p><p>This made two things cleared; Valentina may need a much greater challenge and Weili is arguably the GOAT in her division, but not so much in the Flyweight division.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Valentina Shevchenko has tied Amanda Nunes for most title fight wins in UFC women's history with 11 &#128074;<br><br>[ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VeChain?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#VeChain<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC322?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#UFC322<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BulletValentina?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@BulletValentina<\/a> ] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Iwx9v6iVl\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/7Iwx9v6iVl<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1989922931779276900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shevchenko Breaks Record and Eyes Next Move<\/h2><p>Shevchenko earned her ninth flyweight title defense, now the most for any woman in <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mma\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>UFC <\/a>history. She ranks fifth overall for title defense and called it her toughest camp ever, back-to-back with little rest. <strong><em>&ldquo;I was preparing for war,&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong> she said <strong><em>&ldquo;it (training camp) was so hard that it helped me to have a less hard fight.&rdquo; <\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>The win locked her as the top women&rsquo;s pound-for-pound fighter and boosted her GOAT claim ever further than it was before. She currently plans a short break to head old injuries before picking the next opponent and the next step. While good flyweight contenders like Erin Blanchfield and Natalia Silva await, the talk quickly turned to bantamweight.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Should Valentina Shevchenko Chase Two-Division Dream or Trilogy Fire?<\/h2><p>Shevchenko is open to chasing a second belt at 135 pounds as declared by her in the post-fight conference but it is not going to be easy. Top options for her currently include champ Kayla Harrison or returning legend and UFC&rsquo;s arguable GOAT Amanda Nunes.<\/p><p>Kayla Harrison will be a totally different challenge for Shevchenko as she&rsquo;s never faced her before and against Nunes it&rsquo;ll be a trilogy fight as Shevchenko lost dropped both bouts against the Brazilian. <\/p><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRG-t3Sjpxp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRG-t3Sjpxp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRG-t3Sjpxp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>A post shared by MMA Junkie (@mmajunkie)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p>Harrison previously challenged Shevchenko for a super fight at the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mma\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>UFC <\/a>White House event in 2026, and even though Shevchenko called it a &ldquo;possibility,&rdquo; it is still undecided.  She will meet her team in a week to decide if she wants to stay a flyweight or move up for history. Either path she takes will keep her in the greatest-ever talk. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valentina Shevchenko crushed Zhang Weili at UFC 322 on November 15, in New York. The flyweight queen swept every round on all scorecards for a unanimous win. Size was the big edge- Shevchenko used her longer frame to drag Weili down and control her on the mat for most of the fight. 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