Shevchenko Never Considered Exiting UFC on Fox 20 Headliner After Restaurant Shootout

Considering what Valentina Shevchenko went through during her camp ahead of UFC on Fox 20, it would have been understandable if the bantamweight had asked for a little more time to prepare for Holly Holm. But she didn’t, and it was never really an option. Shevchenko was uninjured after being caught in the crossfire of a shootout after three armed individuals allegedly robbed a restaurant in Lima, Peru in late May. Her coach, Pavel Fedotov, wasn’t as fortunate after he and another customer pulled out guns and opened fire on the robbers as they fled the scene. Fedotov was shot in the abdomen during the altercation and is still in the healing process.   Shevchenko, who credited her coach for risking his life to defend her, says he is recovering quite well.   “He is feeling much better,” she said during a recent conference call. “It’s lucky for …

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