Wang Cong blasts Valentina Shevchenko's character in social media tirade
Wang Cong recently took to social media to torch Valentina Shevchenko with a since-deleted Instagram post, where she launched heavy criticism at the UFC women's flyweight champion.
The rivalry between Wang Cong and her former opponent Valentina Shevchenko continues to grow, as 'The Joker' recently embarked on a trash-talking crusade against 'The Bullet' before abruptly deleting the Instagram post in question. Howver, the animosity remains, and Wang is now likely eyeing Shevchenko as she climbs the women's flyweight rankings.
Wang Cong aims trash talk at Valentina Shevchenko on Instagram
On a since-deleted Instagram post, Wang Cong unleashed a lengthy trash-talking tirade, accusing of UFC women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko of avoiding her by skipping a UFC Macau fan Q&A they were both scheduled for. Wang tagged both Shevchenko and UFC CEO Dana White in her post, saying the following:
"Valentina and I were originally scheduled to appear together at the UFC Macau fan Q&A. However, she submitted a request to UFC to opt out of the joint appearance, refusing to share the stage with me. As my defeated opponent, it's clear she's afraid I'll expose the truth behind her lies. She's a sore loser with no class—nothing more than a compulsive liar who can't handle defeat. Oh, and one more thing. I call her "Box Office Poison", because boring fights are exactly what she's good at."
Although Wang deleted her post, a screenshot can be seen via the embedded Instagram post below:
Wang held nothing back in her attack on Shevchenko, who she defeated back in 2015 via unanimous decision in a kickboxing bout at Kunlun Fight 33. Since then, Wang, whose kickboxing record is 8-0-1, has made the jump to MMA, where her current record is 9-1. She is set to face the always popular Tracy Cortez at UFC 329 on July 14, on a card featuring Conor McGregor's long-awaited MMA return. A win would bring her closer to a sought-after rematch with Shevchenko, who recently defended her women's flyweight belt against ex-strawweight champion Zhang Weili in a dominant display at UFC 322.
It wouldn't mark the first time Shevchenko has faced a former kickboxing foe years later in MMA, as she previously beat Joanna Jędrzejczyk via unanimous decision at UFC 231 to capture the then vacant women's flyweight belt.
