Valentina Shevchenko, the current flyweight champion, expressed her support for Julianna Peña in her upcoming bantamweight title fight against Kayla Harrison at UFC 316. Shevchenko recognizes the unique challenges that come with championship bouts, sharing her experience from her defense against Manon Fiorot. Despite Harrison being the favorite, Shevchenko believes the fight will be different from their previous encounters. She trusts Peña's ability to adapt and turn unfavorable situations into victories, and she openly roots for Peña's success in this fight.
If you see my previous fight against Manon, she was 12 wins without [a loss], and she was thinking that championship fight was going to be the same. But championship fight is not the same.
I feel the same way. This is my main event at UFC 316; it's Julianna Peña against Kayla Harrison. And I feel the same way that it's going to be completely different fight for Kayla Harrison.
Julianna, she possesses this ability to win, to turn the fight from the position where she's uncomfortable to the comfortable and win the fight.
I wish both fighters a lot of success to win, but I will be rooting for Julianna.
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