UFC flyweight challenger Natalya Silva believes she has earned the best to problem Valentina Shevchenko for the UFC flyweight championship.
Final Saturday evening, Natalia Silva confronted Rose Namajunas in what was in some ways the primary contender’s match. Each fighters made it clear that they needed to face Valentina Shevchenko in the event that they have been victorious, and former two-time strawweight champion Silva finally clinched the victory.
Natalia Silva has been steadily rising up the rankings for fairly a while, and it is arduous to argue that she’s well-suited for a championship alternative. Now, all of it will depend on what the UFC desires to guide and whether or not Shevchenko is keen to welcome that problem – we think about she is going to.
Natalia Silva appeared on the post-match press convention and spoke about her future:
Natalia Silva gears up for title shot
“That is what was speculated to occur and what the UFC advised me was that I used to be going to get the title struggle,” Silva stated by means of an interpreter on the UFC 324 post-fight press convention. “Pay attention, once I received the decision from the UFC, I accepted the struggle. I do not know what occurred to Alexa. I perceive that she was injured and could not be right here, and (I took the struggle) to save lots of the occasion.”
“When the UFC referred to as me and stated, ‘That is what you are going to do,’ I did not have to just accept this struggle. I accepted this struggle on brief discover. I did not have quite a lot of time to arrange. I accepted the struggle, I did what I needed to do, and I stay up for it and I belief the UFC. And I hope they hold that promise, as a result of I am the subsequent one to struggle for the title. That is the subsequent struggle I am wanting ahead to.”
“My birthday is developing. February third,” Silva stated. “That may be a terrific reward. I believe Dana ought to give me a present. Give it some thought. I took this struggle on brief discover, and the stakes have been excessive. I did what I needed to do. Getting the decision to struggle Valentina on the White Home could be a terrific birthday current.”
Quote through MMA Junkie
