My coach has taught me since 5 years old, and he stresses not just the quality of training but the mental part. Technique and the mental game have to mesh, balance. Valentina Shevchenko Read Quote
I go to bed dreaming, thinking that I want to be the best in the octagon and be a champion. Valentina Shevchenko Read Quote
I don’t think getting punched in the face is too fun. I keep going because this is what I am. Every time I fight, this is why we live. We have to feel this. That’s how we become stronger. That’s how we become champions. Valentina Shevchenko Read Quote
If you can see all my life, I’ve been training since a very young age. I’ve been competing in so many different competitions, so many different opponents, and so many different countries. Valentina Shevchenko Read Quote
Of course my base and my favorite thing is striking, and I will do a lot of striking because I love this game. Valentina Shevchenko Read Quote
My fighting style is mixed martial arts. It’s not just stand up, or ground and pound, it’s everything together. I have 26 years of a fighting career, and it always works together. Valentina Shevchenko Read Quote
I did my part. I signed it for UFC 205 in New York. I signed my part, and Julianna turned it down. She didn’t want to fight that time, but I don’t care about this because I am a fighter, and if she don’t want fight, we was looking for another opponent to make fight. Valentina Shevchenko Read Quote
I’ve been in martial arts for so many years, so to hold the belt of UFC and be on top of the biggest organization, it will be represented in this belt. Valentina Shevchenko Read Quote
To have an opportunity to fight for the title, you have to prove you deserve it against top opponents. Valentina Shevchenko Read Quote
