Valentina Shevchenko has not lost a fight at flyweight in her career. She’s also defeated some top-level opposition, including Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Jessica Andrade and Julianna Pena.
However, Lauren Murphy is no pushover. She is currently riding a five-fight winning streak that was enough to grant her a title shot. Despite that, the moment the fight with Shevchenko was announced, Murphy became an instant heavy underdog on the betting markets. There appears to be a general consensus within the MMA community that Murphy will struggle to mount a challenge against the champ.
That does not appear to be affecting Lauren Murphy in the slightest. She recently spoke to Sportskeeda MMA’s Andrew Whitelaw to discuss the upcoming matchup, as well as her underdog status in the fight.
Lauren Murphy stated the following in regards to Valentina Shevchenko:
Lauren Murphy on how she visualizes her fight with Valentina Shevchenko playing out
Due to the chaotic nature of MMA, it is often very hard to pick a single outcome for any given fight. That is exactly the mentality that Lauren Murphy holds in terms of how she visualizes her route to victory at UFC 266. She told Sportskeeda MMA:
Lauren Murphy and Valentina Shevchenko face off against each other this weekend at UFC 266. They co-headline the event. The card is topped by a featherweight title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega. The card also features the return of Nick Diaz, who has not competed since 2015.
You can check out our full interview with Lauren Murphy ahead of UFC 266 below:
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