Share this: LAS VEGAS — Amanda Nunes defeated Valentina Shevchenko by unanimous decision in a three-round fight last year, but Saturday night’s rematch is the UFC 213 main event, so it’s scheduled to go five rounds. Kenny Florian, a Bostonian UFC fighter-turned-FOX analyst, is intrigued by how that might affect the result at T-Mobile Arena. “For this fight, it being five rounds, it being an Amanda Nunes that had beaten Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey, I just think she’s a different fighter now,” Florian told NESN.com’s Rachel Holt on Wednesday after a “UFC Tonight” taping at the Park Theater. “Valentina Shevchenko, I think she was gaining a lot of momentum in her first fight against Amanda Nunes, and it had people thinking if
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UFC Fight Night Denver Results: Valentina Shevchenko Tops Julianna Pena
Who were the winners at UFC Fight Night Denver? Check below to get the results for all the fights at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo., on Saturday. Main event: Valentina Shevchenko defeated Julianna Pena Valentina Shevchenko surprisingly landed a pair of takedowns and finished Julianna Pena off with a sensational armbar submission at 4:29 of the second round. Pena took Shevchenko down, which was supposed to be where the “Venezuelan Vixen” would hold the advantage. But after a few moments, Shevchenko was able to throw her leg over the head and catch Pena sleeping with the armbar. Seconds later, Pena was forced to tap. The majo... NESN.com