Valentina Shevchenko questions Amanda Nunes' decision to ponder a UFC comeback. UFC flyweight champion Shevchenko (25-4-1 MMA, 14-3-1 UFC) doesn't like seeing Nunes going back on her word. "I feel ...

Amanda Nunes, who sits alongside Valentina Shevchenko as one of the greatest female MMA fighters of all time, chose to end her career at UFC 289 in mid-2023. At the time, the Brazilian legend held ...

Valentina Shevchenko has spent years building her flyweight legacy, but after UFC 322, the story changed again. Beating Zhang Weili in the manner she did—clean, controlled, and unlike the conflict ...

Valentina Shevchenko’s win over Julianna Peña has aged like fine wine. The two-time UFC women’s flyweight champion returns this Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 315. Valentina Shevchenko begins ...

UFC legend warns long layoff makes Nunes’ immediate title return a major risk Amanda Nunes’ shock UFC comeback is official — and she’s diving straight into the deep end. The former two-division ...

DALLAS It was a fiery day all around at the UFC Summer Kickoff press conference and the upcoming womens bantamweight title fight was no exception. Champion Amanda Nunes and challenger Valentina ...

Women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko wants to fix some nagging injuries, but has plenty of options for what's next.

Kayla Harrison is currently the only active champion from the US in UFC after submitting Julianna Peña this past June. Naturally, she has been adamant about representing the States on the UFC White ...

The UFC wrapped up its 2025 pay-per-view schedule last weekend with a high-profile rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan for the men's bantamweight championship, and there are more rematches ...

How do the best mixed martial artists on the planet measure up against each other, regardless of division? That's the question our USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie women's pound-for-pound rankings aims to ...

Find out where everyone ranks after UFC 322 where Valentina Shevchenko dominated Zhang Weili to assert herself as the queen of MMA.

Valentina Shevchenko questions Amanda Nunes' decision to ponder a UFC comeback. Nunes (23-5 MMA, 16-2 UFC) retired as a two-division UFC champion after retaining her bantamweight title against Irene ...