UFC women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko issued a retirement challenge in response to Manon Fiorot's recent call for a title fight. She also added a snarky dig. Friday, Fiorot (12-1 MMA ...

Fiorot is bleeding from the nose. Shevchenko's counter right hand saw early success. Shevchenko caught a kick and took Fiorot down with 90 second remaining in the opening round.

Fiorot is desperately trying for a takedown but she can’t get her down. The round ends and I lean towards the champion. 29-28 Shevchenko on my card at UFC 315.

It’s been two months since Shevchenko reclaimed her title with a lopsided win over Alexa Grasso to settle a trilogy of fights between them but Fiorot is anxious to get her own shot at the belt ...

Shevchenko took the fight to the ground late to score some control time. In Round 2, Fiorot took a different approach by looking for takedowns, but her first attempt wasn't there.

France's Manon Fiorot steps into the biggest fight of her career on Saturday in the UFC 315 co-main event. Fiorot takes on two-time women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko.

Fiorot bulls Shevchenko against the fence and scores with her knees. Shevchenko gets free, but Fiorot looking to another takedown with blood on her face. Shevchenko lands a spin kick to the body.

Valentina Shevchenko vs. Manon Fiorot: Round 5 -- 10-9 Shevchenko (48-47) Shevchenko landed a good counter early in the round with the fight feeling very much up for grabs.

In the evening’s co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko begins her second run as UFC women’s flyweight champion with a matchup against Manon Fiorot. We look at the UFC 315 card date, time ...

It was fairly surprising to see Fiorot as the favorite coming into this championship fight. Shevchenko has long sat atop the division, with only the Grasso shock upset breaking her reign of dominance.

Prediction: Shevchenko by unanimous decision Tom Taylor: If the UFC flyweight champion was anybody but Shevchenko, I’d be backing Manon Fiorot to win the belt this weekend.