World News – USA – Ariane Lipski believes she will « mess » with Valentina Shevchenko’s head by beating her sister at UFC 255

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Ariane Lipski is making her run to the UFC flyweight championship a family business. First, « Queen of Violence » is in the preliminary part of UFC 255 in Las Vegas against Antonina Shevchenko. Lipski is personal with her younger sister Valentina Shevchenko, who is defending her throne on the same Saturday evening.

« Bullet » Shevchenko will line up her £ 125 title in the co-main event of the UFC pay-per-view show against Jennifer Maia at UFC APEX, and Lipski expects a win to go down the skin of the champion.

« You said in an interview that you were used to fighting in Muay Thai tournaments on the same night, but now it’s different, » Lipski said in an interview with MMA Fighting. « The UFC is global pressure. I think it will have an impact (Valentina), she will know, especially depending on how the fight ends. It’ll mess with Valentina. I will stay in Valentina’s memory and sooner or later we will meet. ”

That, said Lipski, is exactly why she advocated a clash with “The Panther” – that and of course her place in the flyweight division.

« She had the biggest name between No.. 10 and 15 because she is Valentina’s sister and because she is a striker and has all that experience, ”said Lipski. “I want to show my strike in this fight. I don’t want to be an athlete who wins only through submission. People say it’s luck. ”

Lipski scored a devastating submission victory over Luana Carolina in her last appearance in the octagon in July, a violent hollow of her knee in the first round in Abu Dhabi. Back then, Lipski was « looking for the knockout, » she said, hoping « to show how much my feet have developed » and Shevchenko could be the perfect dance partner.

« It’s a good game for me, » said Lipski. « This is the fight I wanted. Luana was also a southern paw who changed postures a lot, so I basically spent a full year training for southern paws. Antonina is an experienced athlete, a striker, has world titles in Muay Thai, but I am more experienced in MMA.

« She’s older than me, but I’m getting more and more mature. I’m 26 now, have 18 MMA fights, and I have my team behind me. No matter how many titles she has, no matter how old and experienced she is, I am confident. She’s a striker and so am I, but I also have jiu-jitsu. She has more worries. ”

Former KSW flyweight title holder admits she was under pressure after losing her first two UFC bouts in 2019, but has felt better since raising her hands against Isabela de Padua in November 2019.

After a first lap in the cage, a feeling that she “almost forgot” after walking four times in the past three years, Lipski hopes to skip the line for a shot at the gold – or get in herself a no. 1 contender match.

“I don’t know if it could help,” Lipski said when he hit Valentina’s sister the same night she co-headlined an event in Las Vegas, “but that’s exactly what we want. We don’t overlook anyone, of course, but we are confident in our work. I just want to get there and show that, reach the goal and impress.

« The last fighter to beat Antonina was a top 3 in the division, Katlyn Chookagian, and she fights the same day (against Cynthia Calvillo). A dominant win against Antonina shows that I’m ready for a top 5 and we ask for that (after the fight). . ”

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