{"id":569391,"date":"2026-03-29T21:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T21:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/569391\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T21:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T21:10:11","slug":"valentina-shevchenko-fires-back-at-khabibs-comments-on-women-in-mma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/569391\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentina Shevchenko fires back at Khabib\u2019s comments on women in MMA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Valentina
\nShevchenko<\/a> and Khabib
\nNurmagomedov<\/a> will never agree about women in MMA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nurmagomedov has always been vocal about the fact that he is not a
\nfan of women fighting in MMA. The
\nUFC<\/a> Hall of Famer recently reiterated his sentiments, even
\nexplicitly calling women weaker than men. Nurmagomedov believes
\nboth genders have designated roles in society, and men take on the
\nbigger responsibilities. While duties for men and women are
\noverlapping with time, \u201cThe Eagle\u201d prefers both genders to stick to
\ntheir conventional duties.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery person in life has a mission,\u201d Nurmagomedov said at a
\nrecent press conference<\/a>. \u201cFor a man,
\nit\u2019s to raise children, take care of the family, take care of loved
\nones, neighbors, relatives. There are very few women who take on
\nbig responsibilities; it\u2019s very hard for them. It\u2019s not without
\nreason. Even God created it that way: a woman is weaker, a man is
\nstronger. People want to change all this and mix it. I like it when
\na man does manly things and a woman does womanly things.\u201dA Warrior Tradition
\n
\nShevchenko has previously slammed Nurmagomedov for similar comments
\non women. The UFC women\u2019s flyweight champion didn\u2019t miss the chance
\nto remind Nurmagomedov of women\u2019s contributions this time as well.
\nShevchenko believes there is no distinction between genders when it
\ncomes to martial arts. \u201cBullet\u201d says that upbringing plays a
\npivotal role, where even a man can be raised to be incapable.<\/p>\n

\u201cWomen are weak?! Tell that to my sister-an airline captain,\u201d
\nShevchenko wrote on her Instagram Stories. \u201cOr tell it to the
\n“Night Witches” the all-female bomber regiment of World War II, who
\ndropped bombs under the cover of darkness with their engines off,
\nthen landed in pitch blackness without landing lights. For this,
\nthey earned a reputation for being elusive and deadly. Go ahead,
\ntell them who is stronger. It all depends entirely on one’s
\nupbringing. you can just as easily raise a man to be a helpless
\nmilksop who is incapable of doing anything. Martial arts represent
\na warrior tradition where there is no distinction between man and
\nwoman. There is only the Art itself. That is precisely why people
\ntrain: to become more graceful, stronger, and wiser-and to ensure
\nthat no one ever gets the chance to punch them in the
\nface.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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