Size mattered in Saturday night’s clash of women’s MMA greats.

Valentina Shevchenko thwarted Zhang Weili’s attempt at becoming the second female fighter to win UFC titles in two weight classes, defending the flyweight crown with a unanimous decision victory at Madison Square Garden in the UFC 322 co-main event.

Shevchenko bullied the smaller Zhang, who relinquished her strawweight title this year in order to move up 10 pounds and chase history.

Whenever inclined, the champion from Kyrgyzstan took down her opponent and worked to dominant positions to deliver ground strikes.

Zhang at times found a home for her punches, which did possess some zip.

But former Muay Thai competitor Shevchenko was never in trouble throughout the 25 minutes, on the feet or on the canvas, as she tallied her 11

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