Valentina Shevchenko made the sixth successful defense of her flyweight title against Lauren Murphy when the pair squared off in the UFC 266 co-main event live on pay-per-view from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday September 25, which made it Sunday September 26 in the UK and Australia. “The Bullet” traditionally put on a technical, explosive and dominant show to stop former Invicta FC bantamweight champion in Round 4.
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— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 26, 2021
The bout officially ended at 4 minutes into the fourth round, with Shevchenko taking the win by TKO with punches and elbows.
Total #domination by @BulletValentina in her sixth successful title defense against Lauren Murphy at #UFC266
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— FIGHTMAG (@fightmag) September 26, 2021
With the win Valentina Shevchenko retains her belt and scores the eighth straight victory. She also updates her record to 22-3.
Lauren Murphy drops to 15-5. The defeat snaps her five-fight win streak.
In the main event of UFC 266 Alexander Volkanovski secured a unanimous decision against Brian Ortega to retain his featherweight title (watch highlights).
Get the full UFC 266 results.
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