Valentina Shevchenko is determined to get a trilogy against Alexa Grasso on home soil. MMA Weekly reports.
Earlier, the athlete had a rematch against the Mexican, which ended in a split draw. This result allowed her opponent to retain her championship belt.
As reported, Valentina Shevchenko believes her loss was influenced by the event being held on Mexican Independence Day.
While appearing on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Shevchenko presented the idea to the UFC and claimed it would make things equal.
«I think it would be fair and very right to have the next event in Kyrgyzstan, Independence Day of Kyrgyzstan. And it’s going to be very smart because it has to be equal, right? And, I think all the people in Kyrgyzstan, all government in Kyrgyzstan, they will do everything possible and impossible to make it happen. And, especially that on the fight, there were people from the government who flew in from Kyrgyzstan to the United States, especially to watch and support me fighting. So it kind of speaks a lot about that,» Shevchenko said.
«Our president of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, he’s very in the sport. He’s a sports person, and it’s very important for me as an athlete to have this support from him as well,» she said.
