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Lauren Murphy is coming off of a tough loss to Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 266. The former Invicta FC athlete suffered a fourth-round TKO loss after getting overwhelmed by the champion.
Shevchenko dominated the fight from start to finish and was able to frustrate her opponent early on. Lauren Murphy and her corner drew a lot of criticism from the fight and she was able to address things on an Instagram post.
Where she goes from here is currently unclear, the division doesn't have that many contenders so the road back to the title is not unrealistic. Whether she'll be able to at the age of 38 is another question.
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The post reads:
Rough night at the office 😬
I couldn’t do shit in there last night. Sometimes it just be like that. It was an honor to share the cage with a fighter of Valentina’s caliber. I am proud to have earned a spot across from her. I loved the walkout and felt great in the cage. My corners did a great job too. They just kept it simple and positive, like I asked them to.
I can’t stand it when corners rush in and scream at a fighter about how they’re losing rounds… I know when I’m losing rounds and I knew I needed to make something happen. I couldn’t make it happen due to getting hit every time I tried😆. As the great Chael P Sonnen once said, “The problem is, I was in there with a much better fighter tonight”.
Shit happens, but I’m okay. We live to fight another day. Thank you @ufc @mickmaynard @danawhite for the opportunity, and thank you @bulletvalentina for the fight. It was an amazing experience to fight for the UFC title, I’ll never forget it or regret it. I’ll be back but for now I want to enjoy some time off.
❤️ Thanks everyone for your support and kind words! They’re appreciated ❤️
