Today the UFC finally announced some matches for UFC 228 Sept. 8 at American Airlines Arena in Dallas. The biggest of the three women's matches will have Nicco Montano defending her UFC Flyweight Championship against Valentina Shevchenko. I have known about this one for a while but the UFC finally announced the UFC 228 location recently. Nicco is 29 years old. She trains at Fit NHB in Arizona owned by UFC fighter Tim Means. Her record is 4-2. She won the title on the TUF 26 Finale. She has had issues with her foot but she decided not to have surgery. Of course we all know Valentina. She is a veteran kickboxer who was a Bantamweight contender. But Flyweight is her natural weight. I expect Valentina will be favored to win. But I think Nicco has been underestimated mainly because not that much is known about her. She certainly wasn't the favorite to win the title in the first place. So I think this fight may be closer than expected. This is the co-main event. There is no main event yet. Also on the main card is Jessica Andrade vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz possibly for a Strawweight title shot. Both fighters are on two fight winning streaks. I think Jessica is a stronger and more aggressive fighter. She's always moving forward. And I don't think Karolina's points fighting style matches up well with her. And on the prelims, Carla Esparza will face Tatiana Suarez. Carla is a former champ who is probably on the way down. After losing her last fight to Claudia Gadelha, Carla claimed that Claudia cheated and was greased up. In other words, she's an idiot. Is she going to claim the same thing when Tatiana kicks her ass. Tatiana won TUF 23. Her record is 6-0. She had knee surgery but she seems to have bounced back and she killed Alexa Grasso in her last fight. With a win, Tatiana is heading towards a Strawweight title shot.
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