Valentina Shevchenko has insisted that a trilogy fight against Amanda Nunes is inevitable before she ends her UFC career.
Shevchenko, 34, makes the eighth defence of her women's flyweight title against Alexa Grasso this Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 285. 'Bullet' won the belt over four years ago and has since become one of the most dominant champions in the UFC by defending her title against top contenders such as Talia Santos and Jessica Andrade.
The only defeats of Shevchenko's UFC career have come to Nunes, who currently holds the bantamweight and featherweight titles. Shevchenko suffered her first defeat to Nunes in 2016 and was beaten in their rematch the following year by a controversial split decision. The nature of the defeat has led to Shevchenko being adamant that she will move back up in weight to fight Nunes for the third time later on in her career.
