There is being good at fighting. There is being great at fighting. And then, about nine levels above that, in that fine line between being a human and an indestructible piece of machinery sent from the future to save (or destroy) mankind, there is what Valentina Shevchenko is at fighting. Consciously, we know that Shevchenko can be beaten. We know that because we’ve seen it in the UFC, twice, first in 2016 and then in 2017. But then we remember who did it — two-division champion Amanda Nunes — and how she did it — both via decision, in a division above Shevchenko’s current one — and what Shevchenko has … Continue reading Valentina Shevchenko And Some Thoughts On Greatness