Biggest Winners, Loser For UFC 247

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back at it again last night (Sat., Feb. 8, 2020) as UFC 247 went down from inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. In the headlining act, Jon Jones escaped “H-Town” with his Light Heavyweight title after earning a unanimous decision against Dominick Reyes (see it). In the co-main event of the evening, Valentina Shevchenko dominated Katlyn Chookagian en route to a third round technical knockout victory (recap).

Runner Up: Valentina Shevchenko

Let’s just keep it real here, “Bullet” is one bad woman, as she completely dominated Katelyn Chookagian before putting on the finishing touches in the third round of their Flyweight title fight. I mean it was a clinic, and Valentina not only scored her third straight title defense, she solidified herself as one of the best pound-for-pound female fighters in the world, right behind current “champ-champ,” Amanda Nunes. Coincidentally enough, Shevchenko’s only two UFC losses came at the hands of Nunes, with her most previous defeat to “Lioness” at UFC 215 coming by way of split decision. Yes, Valentina has a lot of people to beat at 125 pounds, but there isn’t a fighter who stands out at the moment deserving of a title shot. That being said, I wouldn’t mind seeing Shevchenko move up to fight Nunes at Bantamweight a third time. I know it’s a long shot, but I want what I want.

Biggest Loser: Juan Adams

We’re just going by statistics here, and Adams has been struggling as of late. His technical knockout loss to Justin Tafa is his third loss in a row, bringing his record to 1-3 inside the Octagon. With his lone UFC win coming over Chris de la Rocha, Juan hasn’t done enough to show he can bang with the promotion’s big boys after earning a spot on the roster due to his first round knockout on the “Contender Series.” Where Adams goes from here is anyone’s guess, but he doesn’t have the longevity inside the Octagon to rely solely on that to get him another fight inside the eight-sided cage in order to avoid the pink slip.

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