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foreign for me is to get back what was mine for a long time to continue my legacy and to prove to the people said I’m still the best of the best this fight is a rematch now I’m the Champion and she’s the Challenger she has to be the Hunter and I’m prepared for that I’m gonna give you everything I have to keep this belt in Mexico and to win this fight again thank you I don’t feel more pressure now that I’m the champion because I know what I’m capable of I’m always confident but never overconfident I know that I have to work super hard and it’s never going to be easy excellent the best thing about being the champion is that now I have the recognition of everyone who once doubted me now I know they trust in me they cheer for me they believe in me excellent today Alex is really technical she’s getting better in every excellent her movements her footwork it’s really beautiful to watch she’s confident right now she got that boost but Valentina wants her bed back definitely with this fire on her and she’s gonna be more offensive this time so Alexa has to put more effort than ever with the mentality to finish Valentina again since my very first fighting for the time that I always focus on the Championships before fighting for the championship for the first time I was not on the line because I was not the number one it was in that moment the number five but the number one Contender had a big injury so my coach told me Alexa we had a call are you ready to fight for the title shot and I was like hell yeah let’s go let’s do this I love challenges I love to test myself so I was ready and I took the chance and I prepared myself to be the best so to shock the world Valentina looking to make it eight successive flyweight title defenses when the fight started I felt amazing to share the octagon with one of the most dangerous and dominant champions in MMA I was able to connect with a big because you have now earned the respect of the champion with a good shot there what timing that was beautiful she was able to put me on the floor but I was never in danger I was able to get out of every one of those positions and then strike again I know that she was tired I was tired too but I was with this goal that I’m gonna finish this fight oh took her back and I said this fight it’s mine this is going to be over right now and I trained so much that position my coaches and my teammates they told me hey you’re gonna finish her in a real naked show and then this was the result she’s got behind the neck that’s two times champion it was so damn happy I screamed winning that belt it was for me like winning a gold medal for Mexico to win against someone that has done so much for women’s MMA it’s huge for me and it was an amazing moment in my life moving being the first female Mexican Champion for me means a lot my uncle always says let’s write our name in history and we did it I’m going to fight September 16th which is an amazing and super important date in Mexico it’s the Independence Day in Mexican Independence Day I’ve seen canelo’s fight Chavez we had big big names and now grazo versus chefchenko means a lot to me to dream come true my first title defense it’s huge for us and I believe in the energy of this date all the Mexicans that we’re going to fight in this card we’re gonna leave every drop of energy in that case foreign was in Kyrgyzstan in Japan and then Las Vegas so it’s kind of like worst war in three different places but Thailand is a place where I know for sure I can have the best training partners they enjoy the food enjoy the people enjoy the nature of Thailand Thailand is a place where I feel good a place where I feel free I like to experience how people in this country live foreign my training camp this time we made in Thailand because I prepared for such amazing championships here it’s kind of like my roots I would say it’s in here after that loss against Alexa Grasso of course there is Regret so much thinking about why you did that in that moment of course it was sad but I am here not speaking about that emotions you have to have your mind very clear I am champion my soul is soul of champion I was born in Kyrgyzstan in the mountains these huge culture for martial arts my mother she is the one who brought me to the World of Martial Arts okay when she 12 years old she already fight with girls he won the girls who was bigger but Talent is one second it’s dedication it’s more important I describe my journey together where I am I am like mountains with ups and downs ups and downs I successfully defended seven times championship fights when you know it’s gonna be super hard and you still step in it and moving forward this is what is championships mentality I was winning in just one situation time for the spinning back fist got her back taken oh Sensational job by Alexa Grosso oh my goodness proving that MMA you cannot commit not one error not one miss I think she got it you have to be the best from the beginning to the end and the most incredibly dominant reign in UFC Women’s flyweight history comes come to an end you don’t have any right to call Champion if you are not passing these struggles happen it’s already passed you can’t correct it martial arts giving you one more chance and this is what’s the most important for me because this fight September 16 is gonna be different fight I know what to expect from grasshop your fighting style is definitely boxing and I would add the lucky fight or chance fighter whatever you want to name that like when fighter doesn’t have ability to go and destroy the opponent something happened trying to use this chance my next fight is for getting back that belt this is the second chance and I will not miss it it’s amazing to share this success with my dad because I know how important he was in this journey he was my first sponsor he was my first fan I know he’s proud of everything I’m doing my uncle used to used to teach her so my dad and me we were here there was a ring over there um punching bags when I was young I remembered I loved to watch my dad and my uncle training at some point he told me like hey would you like to try and I was like yes well no we have nothing else to do I fell in love with the sport and he was so happy I remember his height you know full of joy like oh my gosh she’s good doing this she and she liked it and dances it’s not difficult to be a father and a coach because that’s a real work of a father being a coach not just for the sports of life I think she’s doing great to be her father I’m very proud not just because she’s the champion I’m proud of her because she’s a human being great human being sorry now she’s going to represent all the Mexican people I just smile not just with my face with myself you know I know how hard my parents worked for me to have a good life a better life than them to have a better education to have better values to have better control of myself so I’m super thankful with my parents for everything they’ve done because they’ve made me a super super strong women and so I think that I can help this board to grow a lot more with my determination because I know that I can be a good role model for a lot of girls I just want them to see me as a proof that you can achieve the life of your dreams address I know that we have a lot of talent here in Mexico we have a lot of girls working so hard giving their best every single day in the gym you know dos tres the best way to help the sport is winning this fight and representing Mexico all over the world oh boy what makes Valentina dangerous is now she wants the belt so so bad with her I know that she’s training different and that says to me that she respects me that she is training so hard because I’m not an easy fight for anyone Alexa is really well prepared this time than the other and more confident we’re gonna have a technical Alexa more aggressive and with a bunch of power more powerful than ever excellent It’s really beautiful to watch you know how good Valentina is but we are ready for everything I never give up I’m super tough one Valentina to feel my power my strength my determination and that I won’t give up any minute of the fight because I’m gonna win foreign I enjoy shooting sport practicing my skills on the shooting range this Sports is bring you discipline your ability to control the gun you have to understand how dangerous it can be if you are not treating it the right way to that period similarity between shooting and fighting you can be in trouble and you have just seconds to resolve it my nickname is a bullet I got from my coach before my first professional fight is kind of like coach who can create from any person the best version he’s my coach from day one when I was growing up I was competing in all kinds of martial arts he has the idea that his student has to be like Universal Fighters I put all my heart into the training for all the 30 years he’s still singing how to make better myself how to add more dangerous things into my game of course it’s hard training is hard competing is hard many fighters just breaking from all that pressure bullet Valentina its speed it’s a power and when you shoot it shoot a dangerous woman oh my God two words described chefchenko ice cold oh still the best in the world by a mile just a different planet to the people that are challenging her ten ten do it and still the Undisputed best in the world get her another Ruby for the belt greatest flyweight champion in UFC history thank you no matter good or bad knee when you’re a champion every single person like all media saying how great you are how amazing you are doing with one loss it’s different but it doesn’t change anything you’re still the same person I enjoy the result of the struggle five seconds last five seconds strong you have the obstacle in front of you and you deal with it my fighting style it’s versatile technical using as much techniques as I know real bullet Valentina it’s very powerful very strong it’s going from the beginning to the end I see the tunnel and this is like tonal for the Victory and I go through that for my victory will see the most explosive the most powerful the most dangerous version of bullet Valentina good okay take all gloves she gonna see the worst version of bullet Valentina I gonna go there I gonna break her and leave the Octagon visible being champion of UFC it’s their highest dream of every athlete there’s only one way for me victory the biggest mistake Valentina can make is to underestimate me I will search the perfect moment the perfect punch the perfect takedown to win this fight because I’ve been training so hard for all these years and I’m gonna keep this belt with me I know exactly what I gonna do I gonna go there and break everyone who’s in front of me get back UC Championship belt this time it’s gonna be completely no mercy I gonna go there and Destroy her