MMA community reacts to Shevchenko's big win over Pena
If there were any questions about Valentina Shevchenko's star power, they were silenced on Saturday.
"Bullet" showed off some fierce submission skills with an armbar win over Julianna Pena in the main event of UFC on FOX 23, and she capped it off with an even fiercer display of dancing skills.
Add in the fact that Pena had spent the better part of 2016 verbally running down everyone in the women's bantamweight division, and there was plenty of material for the MMA Twittersphere to comment on.
Super slick. #UFCDenver
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) January 29, 2017
Oh shit muay thai girl submits submission artist!!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) January 29, 2017
The bullet with the submission!!!! Remaaaaattttttcccchhhhhh!!!! @BulletValentina
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) January 29, 2017
A loss is horrible enough. BUT crossing all boundaries w/ what u say & losing? I hope Pena stays off internet. This 1 will hurt. #UFCDenver
— Johnny Hollywood (@HollywoodCase) January 29, 2017
That dance though! 😳@UFC #ImLost
— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) January 29, 2017
Well I think it's safe to say, no1 expected a victory like that!! Congratulations @BulletValentina on a beautiful fight. #UFCDenver
— Corey Anderson UFC (@CoreyA_MMA) January 29, 2017
Sometimes you're the hammer & sometimes you're the nail. All I know is VV will be back stronger then ever & she will still become champion.
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) January 29, 2017