Valentina Shevchenko begins her new title reign with some new swag at UFC 315.
On Saturday, Shevchenko makes the primary protection of her newly reclaimed ladies’s flyweight title in opposition to Manon Fiorot within the co-main occasion. When she does so, Shevchenko can be rocking a customized uniform for the event, that includes a inexperienced and gold dragon.
In recent times, the UFC has leaned into customized battle kits for sure champions and occasions. Simply final month, Alexander Volkanovski got a special pair of shorts for his UFC 314 title battle with Diego Lopes. That is Shevchenko’s first set of customized shorts, although she did put on a singular pair of shorts as a part of the Noche UFC manufacturing for UFC 306.
One of the vital adorned fighters in MMA historical past, Shevchenko held the ladies’s flyweight title from 2018 till she misplaced the belt to Alexa Grasso at UFC 285 in 2023. Shevchenko and Grasso then fought to a break up draw of their rematch later that yr, earlier than Shevchenko was in a position to finish the rivalry when she gained a unanimous resolution over Grasso at UFC 306 this previous September.
Fiorot, in the meantime, is undefeated within the UFC with seven wins within the promotion since 2021. Most just lately, Fiorot gained a unanimous resolution over Erin Blanchfield to lock up her shot at Shevchenko’s new belt.
UFC 315 takes place this Saturday at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.
