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UFC Women's Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko's Quest To Be The Best Will Continue In 2023 And Beyond.

“1993 is when UFC had its first event, this is the year when I started to practice martial arts, so it’s 30 years of UFC and my anniversary of being a martial artist,” she said. “It was good that I had this quiet time, quiet moments where I’m not training for a fight,” admitted the champion. “I feel that if a person starts to put goals or dreams or certain numbers in their head, once you reach that, they are kind of lost and asking, ‘What else?’ “The journey is most interesting. The only thing is that you have to have the right control, the right settings. “I want to fight frequently, but I realize this is a problem for the UFC to find opponents in order for me to fight frequently,” said Shevchenko, who had fought twice per year through her UFC career prior to 2022, where she competed just once. “After this break, I would like to defend my belt once more for the next one, but yes, I’m definitely ready for Amanda and Weili. “To see how the generations changed, but you are still there and you are the best? “It shows a person can last long — that a professional fighting career is not only five years, 10 years, it can be whatever you want. “It’s time!” [Shevchenko](/athlete/valentina-schevchenko) last competed in June, coming away with a split decision win over Taila Santos in what was her toughest title defense to date. “I’m just here, training all the time, almost every day, waiting for the call.