On Saturday, as a betting underdog in the co-main event of UFC 315 in Montreal, Shevchenko (25-4-1) only added to her growing legend by making the first defense of her second title reign at 125 pounds in a close and tense unanimous decision over red-hot French striker Manon Fiorot (12-2).

After regaining the belt against Alexa Grasso in September, Shevchenko (25-4-1 MMA, 14-3-1 UFC) showed she is capable of fending off the next wave of contenders when she turned back outspoken challenger Fiorot (12-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) by unanimous decision in the co-headliner at Bell Centre in Montreal.

On Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, fighting for the women's flyweight title, Valentina Shevchenko defeated Manon Fiorot by unanimous decision, a 10th UFC championship fight win and her first title defense of her second championship reign.

Aiemann Zahabi shocked UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo in a featherweight main card fight at UFC 315 on Saturday night, after which Aldo announced his retirement. Zahabi (13-2) won by unanimous decision (29-28,

Jose Aldo is laying down his mixed martial arts gloves again. On Saturday, former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo announced his second retirement. The decision came after losing to Aiemann Zahabi at UFC 315 in a fight many spectators thought Aldo won.

This is after UFC icon and two-time featherweight champion Jose Aldo announced his retirement shortly after his loss at UFC 315 in Montreal. Aldo came into Saturday's fight with high hopes, only to suffer a heartbreaking unanimous decision loss to Aiemann Zahabi.

And when the UFC declared its intention several months ago to hold a pay-per-view show in Montreal, there was no way to know the tension that would develop between Canada and the U.S. for things having nothing to do with combat sports.