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Valentina shevchenko vs amanda nunes12/28/2023 I think we're still in this transition of changing rules, where it's one set one week and a different set the next week and no one is on the same page. "If you watch that fight under the new rules, Valentina was taken down but she was actually inflicting more damage from the bottom. "When you get a takedown, it typically counts for more. "In the old set of rules, a takedown is almost like a kiss of death," Allen said. In other words, the judges who scored last weekend's title fight in Edmonton were technically asked to look at it slightly different than they would have in another jurisdiction, like Nevada. Not all athletic commissions have adopted the language. The language of the new criteria emphasizes scoring effective striking and grappling over things like "aggression" and "cage control." One issue Allen raised - not necessarily in favor of an appeal, but worth mentioning in this case - is the Edmonton commission is one those that has adopted the new scoring criteria approved by the Association of Boxing Commissions last year. "She said she does not want a tile fight settled on a technicality." "We spoke with the commission and have encouraged Valentina to file an appeal - and we think we have a case - but at this time, Valentina does not want one," Allen told ESPN. Amanda Nunes, who was forced to cancel her bantamweight title defense in July when she fell ill the day of the fight, pointed to a pair of late takedowns as the difference in her split decision victory over Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 215. According to Allen, Shevchenko's team wants to follow through on an appeal, but she's opted against it. Judges scored the five-round bout for Nunes: 48-47, 48-47 and 47-48.Īt the postfight news conference, Shevchenko adamantly stated she won the fight and indicated she would consider an appeal. Shevchenko (14-3) suffered her second career loss to Nunes in a very close bantamweight title fight in Edmonton. Valentina Shevchenko will not appeal her split-decision loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 215 last weekend, according to her manager Roger Allen.
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