“I was following this goal for so long that I wanted to make it done finally,” she said of winning her first UFC belt. “I never thought about anything else but to be in my best shape at the right time when I’m inside the Octagon. This was everything that I was thinking about. I knew that I would face a very good opponent, a very strong opponent, but it doesn’t matter for me; I’m here to fight everyone and I will do my best. Nothing matters but victory.”
Of course, Cleveland’s Eye may have something to say about Shevchenko continuing her reign, and the champ is prepared for a fight in Chicago.
“Jessica Eye is a strong opponent and she has three consecutive victories,” Shevchenko said. “She’s a martial arts person, has a good standup game, good ground game, good wrestling game. But we are in the UFC; there are no easy opponents, and this was always my goal to fight the best ones, so I’m open for anyone and I’m ready for Jessica.”
She makes it all sound easy. And maybe to her, it is.
“My best advantage is my experience,” Shevchenko said. “I know my opponent, I studied her, I know what she’s gonna do, and this is the easy part.”
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