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When Nicco Montano was stripped of her flyweight championship for failure to make weight at UFC 228, this decision by the UFC was met with mixed reactions. There were some who sided with Nicco Montano in thinking that stripping her was inconsistent wit…
When Nicco Montano was stripped of her flyweight championship for failure to make weight at UFC 228, this decision by the UFC was met with mixed reactions. There were some who sided with Nicco Montano in thinking that stripping her was inconsistent with past company decisions, where interim belts were created as the champion took […]
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Nicco Montano has heard enough of Valentina Shevchenko’s criticism after UFC 228.
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Valentina Shevchenko has been very vocal about the events that transpired at UFC 228 fight week.
Initially, Shevchenko was expected to co-main event the pay-per-view (PPV) opposite Nicco Montano for the UFC women’s flyweight title. Unfortunately, Montano suffered complications during her weight-cut and was subsequently hospitalized.
She was deemed medically unfit to compete and removed from the card. Shevchenko, however, wasn’t buying it. She believes Montano was searching for a way out of their fight all along.
Shevchenko even foreshadowed these events happening with some comments during media day. “The Bullet,” said she’ll believe the fight is happening when Montano actually makes the walk to the Octagon. As we all know, that walk never happened.
Montano has finally offered her side of the story in a recent interview on “The MMA Hour.” She said that she believes Shevchenko was hoping for something like this because she’s scared to fight someone like her (quotes via MMA Mania):
“I think she lives in la la land for a reason. I think she really wanted that to happen, unless she’s another Mrs. Cleo and has a (psychic) job, because she’s good at that.
“But I think she was hoping for it. I think she’s a little scared to fight somebody like me. I think deep down she was hoping this fight was not going to happen so that she could have more ammo to be a cyber bully and she wouldn’t have to face me in the Octagon.”
As for Shevchenko, she’ll now be fighting for the 125-pound title after Montano was stripped.
UFC President Dana White teased he already has a name in mind for the match-up. Early speculation suggests that name is former 115-pound champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
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After Nicco Montano was pulled from the UFC 228 co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko was quick to offer her thoughts on the matter and she did not pull any punches as the then-flyweight champion: “I am not surprised about this situation with Nicco,” She…
After Nicco Montano was pulled from the UFC 228 co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko was quick to offer her thoughts on the matter and she did not pull any punches as the then-flyweight champion: “I am not surprised about this situation with Nicco,” Shevchenko said on an Instagram post last Friday. “And I told it before, […]
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Nicco Montano had a rough weekend, to say the least.
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UFC 228 was minus one title fight this past weekend (Sat. September 8, 2018).
Initially, Nicco Montano was scheduled to defend the UFC women’s flyweight championship against Valentina Shevchenko. Unfortunately, Montano was unable to make it to the fight due to complications from her weight cut.
Montano was hospitalized the morning of early weigh-ins, the day before the fight, and was pulled from the contest by UFC doctors. UFC President Dana White was frustrated by the entire situation.
In an interview shortly after the entire ordeal became public, he announced Montano had been stripped of the UFC women’s flyweight title. That was news to Montano, who found out the promotion stripped her via Instagram.
She told Luke Thomas the following in a recent appearance on The MMA Hour (quotes via MMA Mania):
”I was going through Instagram and I saw an interview with Dana White saying the title has been stripped,” Montano said. “I was getting out of the hospital and I was like, ‘Alrighty, then.’
“Like I said from the get-go, it’s kind of understandable that they want to get things rolling, it’s just sad that they have to do it on behalf of my health.
“And I suppose I could have said no to the fight in September and get stripped then anyway. But I still would have looked like I was scared or something and I already had a bunch of people on the internet being crazy.
“So I just wanted to show people that I was making an effort and being proactive by taking this fight, knowing that it was going to be up in the air about making weight, and that was going to be the biggest issue.
”It was definitely pretty sad. It was disheartening. I didn’t want to have anything to do with the UFC for a bit after that, my short temper was like, ‘Eff this, you just almost died for a company that doesn’t even call you to see if you’re alive?’
“Personally, I was like, ‘Screw you’, on the business level, I can see it from a different perspective. I can see what they have to do or think they have to do.
”It’s still pretty disheartening as far as what’s going to happen with my career.
“Am I gonna want to stay in the UFC? We’re going to want to stay in the UFC just to fight Valentina eventually. But, with anything else, it’s like what else is the motivation?”
White has since said that he will grant Shevchenko a shot at winning the vacant 125-pound title. In fact, he already has an opponent in mind for her.
Fans have speculated that name could be former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. That has yet to be confirmed as of this writing.
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Nicco Montano has released a lengthy statement via Instagram to respond to the stripping of her flyweight championship and the lashing she took from would-be opponent Valentina Shevchenko for being pulled from the fight. Montano also provided specifics…
Nicco Montano has released a lengthy statement via Instagram to respond to the stripping of her flyweight championship and the lashing she took from would-be opponent Valentina Shevchenko for being pulled from the fight. Montano also provided specifics of what went wrong leading up to her failure to weigh-in. You can find the entire post […]
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Nicco Montano has given her reaction to being stripped of the UFC women’s flyweight title.
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Nicco Montano believes the decision made by the UFC to strip her of the women’s flyweight title was uncalled for and sounded off in a statement. The big drama that went down on Friday involved Montano.
Montano vs. Valentina Shevchenko in a women’s flyweight title fight was supposed to be the co-main event of UFC 228 but that fight got nixed after Montano was hospitalized. This led to the UFC and its President Dana White making the call to strip her of the title.
Now, White has gone on record by stating that the promotion is working on finding Shevchenko a new opponent and that they would then fight for the vacant title.
Montano has broken her silence on the UFC making this decision and not allowing her to even make her first title defense as champion. She took to her official Instagram to issue the following statement on this situation:
“I want to say thank you to all my continued supporter, unfortunately my first time ever missing weight means the loss of my title that I’ve worked my *** off for. And if you ask me it’s completely uncalled for, there have been plenty other fighters who have not been punished for a lot more, unfortunately I’m not one to be running my mouth so I don’t bring in the big bucks.
I had stopped sweating early, my kidneys shut down, and I had an imbalance of electrolytes, my sodium levels were way too high. When I got to the hospital the doctor had told me that it was the best idea, that if I had waited even 30min longer it could’ve led to cardias issues. With that said I had no intention to drop out of the fight. I looked good at open workouts. There have been multiple occasions where athletes after the TUF show have been metabolically impaired. It take a little longer to allow yourself the time to bounce back to your proper weight. In my case it was that with the accusation of illness and injury.
I had asked for a fight in October knowing this and had some legit people on my side also asking on my behalf, however the matchmaker and whoever else only gave the September at to choose from. So with no other choice and with the internet backing a lying bully (Valentina), I was forced to accept the date or have the threat to get stopped anyway.
This was the only time I signed a contract the statements this egomaniac (Valentina) has said are completely false and nowhere near the truth. Her idea of the reality is so far fetched so the fact that she trained for me 3 times must mean a couple things, she’s obsessed with me and has too much time on her hands. Not only has she been disrespect and jealous of my efforts and accomplishments also blocking me first on Instagram during her first fight at 125, but the fact that she takes pride in kicking a person while their going through surgery and having their kidneys shut down truly demonstrates what a martial artist should not be!
I did everything I could to make weight in the amount of time offered to me, I had no choice but to. Luckily I have a documentary being made following this entire process and it will soon be available for everyone to witness themselves.
When you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place you stick up your dukes and get down to it and that’s precisely what I do and will continue to do.
The plan for now is to be able to live a healthy lifestyle for the longevity of my career and livelihood. Until I can confidently adapt my body and walk around at a lighter weight I will keep doing all that I can when it comes to making indigenous lives matter and will not be hushed in terms of the wrong doing that has been established, not only with my people but also with me.
Never have I experienced working with an opponent who is so heartless and disrespectful, you can absolutely guarantee I’m coming back to make my stamp and take back my belt.”
Montano won the inaugural flyweight title when she beat Roxanne Modafferi by unanimous decision at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale in December. However, she has not been seen in the Octagon since as she suffered a broken foot in that fight, which is the reason she has been kept out of action once she decided to undergo the knife and get surgery.
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