Conor
McGregor recently named his greatest of all time female
fighter.
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McGregor was impressed by Valentina
Shevchenko’s successful flyweight title defense against
Manon
Fiorot in the co-main event at UFC 315
this past weekend in Canada. Despite being a two-time champ,
Shevchenko was an underdog going into the fight. However, “Bullet”
proved all her doubters wrong with a unanimous decision win over
Fiorot. The win sealed Shevchenko as the greatest female fighter of
all-time for McGregor.
“Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko is simply otherworldly!” the
Irishman wrote on his Instagram stories. “Magnificent female
fighter. The GOAT female for me.”
Shevchenko now has the second-longest tenure among active
UFC fighters on the roster. She also holds the record for most
wins in UFC flyweight history, longest winning streak in UFC
flyweight history, most consecutive title defenses in UFC flyweight
history and the most knockouts in the division as well. Fiorot’s
loss to Shevchenko was “The Beast’s” first since dropping her debut
in 2018.
Shevchenko’s first title reign ended with a shocking submission
loss against Alexa
Grasso in 2023. Their immediate rematch ended in a
controversial draw, where Shevchenko believed she was robbed and
Grasso retained the title. Shevchenko reclaimed her title in their
trilogy last year and certainly sealed her legacy by defending it
at 37 years of age.
Shevchenko’s main competitor for GOAT status is Amanda
Nunes, who has more title defenses and also beat the Kyrgyz
twice. However, many also believe Shevchenko was robbed in a
split-decision loss to “The Lioness” in their rematch.
Meanwhile, McGregor’s career has come to a sudden halt since he
broke his leg in a trilogy fight against Dustin
Poirier in 2021. He has since teased a return on multiple
occasions but without success.
