Manon Fiorot dismisses Valentina Shevchenko's dominance ahead of UFC 315 clash: "I think she’s not the best woman in the world"

Manon Fiorot took a dig at Valentina Shevchenko ahead of their title fight at UFC 315. Fiorot pointed out Shevchenko's past octagon outings and voiced her confidence in capturing the title.

After a series of impressive performances inside the cage, Fiorot received the opportunity to challenge Shevchenko for the women's flyweight title in the co-main event of UFC 315, which will take place this weekend at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

In a recent interview with MMA Fighting, Fiorot claimed Shevchenko is no longer the fighter she was before:

''I think she’s not the best woman in the world. She’s not as dominant as she was a few years ago because of the level of the division. When I saw her fight against Taila Santos, it was a split decision, and it was tight. The same thing with her fight with [Alexa] Grasso, losing that one fight. Yeah, definitely the level of the flyweight division is higher than in the past.”

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Check out Manon Fiorot's comments below (2:59):

Even during the UFC 315 media day, Fiorot had strong words for Shevchenko and issued a stern warning:

"I think it's because my past three fights have been total domination in comparison to her, who's had closer and tougher fights. I really wanted Valentina because when I got to the UFC, she was the champion, so it's important. She's a legend, and I really want to beat her to take that belt." [H/t: MMA Junkie on YouTube]

Check out Manon Fiorot's comments below (4:41):

Fiorot is riding on a 12-fight win streak, the most recent being a unanimous decision win over Erin Blanchfield at Atlantic City last year. She hasn't tasted defeat since her debut loss against Leah McCourt at CW 94 in 2018.

Valentina Shevchenko is not worried about Manon Fiorot's pre fight antics

Valentina Shevchenko and Manon Fiorot traded words on social media prior to the official announcement of their title fight at UFC 315.

During the aforementioned media day, Shevchenko discussed Fiorot's past remarks, claiming that they had no effect on her.

''I don't think it's appropriate to compare myself to her because I never will approach any of my opponents with so much disrespect like she did...My experience in martial arts is so many years...So imagine how many different characters I was able to meet and how many words they could say or something. If everything would bother me, I'd never achieve what I've achieved.''

Check out Valentina Shevchenko's comments below (1:53):

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