Wang Cong already is up 1-0 on Valentina Shevchenko, and after this week, she might consider herself up 2-nil.
More than a decade ago, Cong served up a Halloween nightmare for Shevchenko with a three-round decision win in a kickboxing match at Kunlun Fight 33 in China. That was Shevchenko’s final kickboxing bout before she moved to the UFC.
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Shevchenko and her supporters have long held the opinion that home-cooking was at play for Cong in the matchup on her home turf. But still, the record books have it as a win for Cong, and while she chases a chance to fight Shevchenko, the two-time UFC women’s flyweight champion, she’ll no doubt use that to her advantage.
Monday, Cong posted on social media to claim her second win over Shevchenko – by virture of the champ apparently bowing out of a fan Q&A appearance this week at the ceremonial weigh-ins for UFC Macau. Cong posted to say Shevchenko made a request to the UFC to not appear at the Q&A – because Cong will be part of it.
Cong called Shevchenko a “sore loser” and criticized her style. Check out Cong’s video post and comments – in which she tagged the UFC brass to say their champion was “Box Office Poison” due to her boring fights.
