Valentina Shevchenko started her pro career well before fighters like Ronda Rousey, and is somehow still a UFC champ years after the rest of her peers have retired. At UFC 322, she has a chance to add another jewel to her crown.

Current bantamweight queen Kayla Harrison plans to ‘whoop’ Nunes before targeting Shevchenko at the White House in 2026. ‘Bullet’, however, responded by suggesting that the Brazilian legend remains the sole point of intrigue for her regarding a return to 135 pounds.

Valentina Shevchenko recently defended Joe Rogan after Ronda Rousey dismissed the veteran podcaster being an expert in martial arts.

Zhang Weili is fast approaching her chance to make history as the first woman to win UFC gold at both 115 and 125 pounds. In the co-main event of UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden, Weili will challenge Valentina Shevchenko after vacating the strawweight throne earlier this year.

Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili is confident she can defeat current women’s flyweight titleholder Valentina Shevchenko due to her fighting style.

The UFC 322 media day will feature 18 of the event’s 28 fighters Wednesday afternoon in New York City. UFC welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena, former UFC champion Islam Makhachev, UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko, and former UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili are all expected to attend the event.