At the co-main event of UFC 238, flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko scored a brutal head kick knockout victory over Jessica Eye to successfully defend her UFC title.
At the opening round, Shevchenko was pressured early by Eye, but Valentina was having none of it as she hits a kick to the liver. Shevchenko then slams Jessica down with a trip. The fight then goes to the ground where not much is happening there and there are some chants of early boos, then at the end of the round, Eye has been taken down by Shevchenko and is almost submitted by an inverted triangle, but she narrowly escapes it.
As the second round begins, Jessica Eye eats a huge liver kick and then a high head kick brutally knocks her out in 00:26 seconds of round 2.
Here is how Twitter reacted to the devastating knockout:
Valentina Shevchenko is still your UFC Women's Flyweight champ. And she just about flatlined Jessica Eye. Frightening. #UFC238 pic.twitter.com/W5B24wzl6S
— Bulgogi Jones (@Hamderlei) June 9, 2019
Valentina Shevchenko just knocked Jessica Eye out cold with a left head kick. My goodness. The sound that made was crazy. https://t.co/jlim3Uu3iP
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) June 9, 2019
Can't wait to see Valentina's head kick knockout get out-ranked in ESPN's Top 10 by some guy on the Twins legging out a triple. #UFC238
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) June 9, 2019
Go back and watch that fight again and pay attention to Valentina's reaction time. It is so fast and she doesn't watch her kicks. Her eyes stayed on Eye's chin the whole fight. That's high level standup.
— Mike Russell (@MIKERUSSELLMMA) June 9, 2019
Brutally knocking out Jessica Eye doesn't make Valentina Shevchenko the second best female fighter of all time, but it certainly adds to her already very strong case.
— The Naked Gambler (@NakedGambling) June 9, 2019
This murderer is now dancing after separating a woman’s body from her spirit a few minutes ago. Valentina Shevchenko is something else. And I love it. #UFC238
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) June 9, 2019
Eye is still lying on the mat.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 9, 2019
https://twitter.com/Brandon_Nocaute/status/1137575948554051584
Fuck!!
— Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) June 9, 2019
Jessica Eye must have gotten that bulletproof vest off a sketchy chinese website. #UFC238
— MacMally🍀 (@MacMallyMMA) June 9, 2019
Jessica Eye rebooted slower than a 1995 Macintosh with a virus. #UFC238
— MacMally🍀 (@MacMallyMMA) June 9, 2019
https://twitter.com/alexscaffidi_/status/1137577448705536000
Oh. My. God. Valentina Shevchenko just knocked out Jessica Eye with a brutal head kick. Take a bow @BulletValentina. #UFC238
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) June 9, 2019
Valentina Shevchenko just KO’d Jessica Eye with a head kick in the 2nd. Eye is still out.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 9, 2019
Welp. Jessica Eye isn't gonna remember a minute of this fight. #UFC238
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) June 9, 2019
Jessica Eye still has not moved at all. This is scary. #UFC238
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) June 9, 2019
Valentina Shevchenko just absolutely floored Jessica Eye with a head-kick KO. So brutal. Damn. #UFC238
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) June 9, 2019
Almost a minute after the fight and Jessica Eye’s legs are still motionless inside the arena. Scary stuff. Valentina is an animal. #ufc #ufc238
— Jason Hartley (@jasonthehart) June 9, 2019
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