Response! Valentina Shevchenko slams Khabib after criticism against women in MMA.

Valentina at a UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/X/UFC

MMA legend, Valentina Shevchenko She doesn't let anything that directly or indirectly involves her go unnoticed. In November, in New York (USA), the Kyrgyzstani fighter defended her UFC flyweight (up to 57 kg) title by dominating her opponent. zhang weili in the super fight and now, he's gone head-to-head with Khabib NurmagomedovAll because of a rather offensive comment made by a member of the company's Hall of Fame.

Last week, the Russian made it clear that he was against women's MMA, explaining that, in his view, the role of men is to raise children and take care of the family, while women do not assume great responsibilities, and stressed that he likes it when a man does men's work and a woman does women's work. Unhappy with Khabib's statement, Valentina responded in a decidedly unfriendly manner.

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On her official 'X' account, the UFC queen made a lengthy statement and slammed the Russian fighter for defending the idea that women are weaker than men. According to the athlete, the female gender is anything but fragile and deserves respect. Therefore, for Valentina, women have the right to practice MMA and fight just as much as men.

“Women are weak?! Tell that to my sister, who is an airline captain. Or tell that to the “Night Witches,” the all-female bomber regiment in World War II, who dropped bombs under cover of darkness with their engines off and landed in complete darkness without landing lights. That’s why they earned the reputation of being evasive and deadly. Go ahead, tell them who is stronger,” wrote the MMA legend.

“Everything depends entirely on the education a person receives. You can raise a man to be a helpless coward, incapable of doing anything. Martial arts represent a warrior tradition where there is no distinction between men and women. There is only the art itself. That is precisely why people train: to become more graceful, strong, wise, and to ensure that no one ever has the chance to punch them in the face. Does a man have an advantage in physical strength? Yes. Does a man have an advantage in technique? No.”

"Everything a person can learn is acquired equally. A slight natural advantage in physical strength in no way makes a person more or less suited to the practice of martial arts. MMA is the most balanced and modern discipline among all martial arts. Therefore, it is a discipline that both men and women should practice to the fullest! Depending entirely on their individual desires and goals!", he concluded.

Old controversy

This wasn't the first time Khabib Nurmagomedov He attacked women's MMA and questioned the presence of women in combat sports. In one of his criticisms, the Russian didn't spare the ring girls, saying he saw no point in their role. At the time, Arianny Celeste and several other female fighters responded to 'The Eagle'. Now, Valentina Shevchenko He turned against the former king of the lightweight division (up to 70,3 kg) again.