Wang Cong is again on Valentina Shevchenko’s case after beating Tracy Cortez at UFC 329, utilizing a pointed Instagram put up to revive their previous kickboxing feud and demand a UFC title combat. Wang gained their 2015 Kunlun Battle assembly by unanimous choice, a outcome that got here earlier than Shevchenko entered the UFC.
Wang defeated Cortez by unanimous choice at UFC 329 on July 11 in Las Vegas, with all three judges scoring it 29-27. She absorbed a one-point deduction in spherical two for an unlawful knee to a grounded Cortez, then held agency via the ultimate spherical to safe the win. The outcome moved Wang to 10-1 as a professional and marked her fifth UFC win in six appearances, inserting her officially within the UFC high ten. Cortez, in the meantime, dropped to 12-4 and has now misplaced two straight fights.
Wang Cong Tells Valentina Shevchenko: “I’m Formally Calling” You Out After UFC 329 Win
Wang didn’t wait lengthy to show her consideration towards the girl on the high of the flyweight division. In an Instagram video, “The Joker” stated, “The sport is over. Now I’m formally calling Valentina Shevchenko. You stated within the interview earlier than that you simply want me to hit you and let’s speak about coming into the highest ten. And right here I’m.”
Wang then introduced up their kickboxing bout from October 31, 2015, when she beat Shevchenko by unanimous choice over three rounds in Beijing underneath the Kunlun Battle banner. It was Shevchenko’s remaining kickboxing contest earlier than her UFC debut later that yr.
“Ten years in the past, I beat you in that kickboxing match. Let’s set the document straight about that combat held in China: the referee was Korean, not Chinese language,” Wang stated. “Again you then have been a two-time champion whereas I used to be only a full rookie, no official would’ve favored me. You not solely fabricated lies but additionally dragged the entire occasion via the mud.”
The 34-year-old addressed their prior run-ins round UFC Macau, including, “Then there’s Macau. You refuse to share the stage with me. I don’t say something as a result of that’s my hometown. I would like you to be completely satisfied. Glad stroll. Now that is in America. You discuss nonsense once more. See if I can smash your mouth.”
Wang framed her transfer to MMA as a direct route again to Shevchenko. “I converted to MMA simply to compete in opposition to you,” she stated. “Hope you maintain onto your title and don’t lose it forward of our subsequent matchup. Contained in the Octagon, the best stage on this planet, UFC, I’m gonna knock you off your pedestal another time!
Shevchenko stays the UFC ladies’s flyweight champion following her newest title protection, a shutout unanimous decision over former strawweight champion Zhang Weili at UFC 322 in November 2025. All three judges scored the competition 50-45, giving Shevchenko her eleventh UFC title-fight victory, tying Amanda Nunes for essentially the most in firm historical past. No combat has been introduced for Shevchenko, though high contenders Natália Silva, Manon Fiorot, Alexa Grasso and Erin Blanchfield sit forward of Wang within the UFC’s present 125-pound rankings.
For now, Wang has put a transparent goal on Shevchenko’s again. The Cortez win gave her one other ranked-level scalp, however the UFC will resolve whether or not a 2015 kickboxing outcome and a hard-selling callout are sufficient to fast-track her to the champion.
