'I fought an entire wrestling team' - Uzbekistan's first female UFC fighter Liliya Shakirova

Liliya Shakirova is set to make her UFC debut on the same card that Khabib Nurmagomedov will headline. Shakirova is the first female fighter out of Uzbekistan fighting in the UFC.

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00:00 How is martial arts in Uzbekistan?
00:26 What’s it like fighting on the same card as Khabib?
00:42 Khabib’s contribution to MMA in Uzbekistan
01:10 Fighting Valentina Shevchenko
01:30 Where were you when you got the call about UFC debut
02:30 Did Khabib give any advice?
02:55 What’s it like being Uzbekistan’s first female UFC fighter?
03:50 How did you get into MMA?
04:50 Getting disqualified from the Olympics for fighting
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