Cris Cyborg and Valentina Shevchenko training ahead of their UFC 231 and UFC 232 fights this December - Photos by Amy Kaplan/Fansided

FanSided takes an exclusive inside look at UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg training with flyweight title contender Valentina Shevchenko.

Two of the most exciting women’s MMA fighters teamed up for a historic training session and FanSided was invited inside the gym for an exclusive look at UFC featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino and 125-pound title contender Valentina Shevchenko ahead of their respective championship bouts.

Shevchenko was brought to Justino’s newly built private gym in Huntington Beach, CA to train throughout Justino and Schevchenko’s fight camps, sharing inside information and new training techniques.

Justino is gearing up for a 145-pound super fight with Bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. The pair faces off in the co-main event at UFC 232 in Las Vegas later this year. Shevchenko will face former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the co-main event at UFC 231 in December. The pair will be fighting for the vacant flyweight title.

Justino is sure to pay particular attention to Shevchenko’s first-hand knowledge of Nunes, as Shevchenko fought the champion back at UFC 215. Nunes came up with the decision victory, but not without controversy. Many fans believed that Shevchenko was the real winner.

“I think Cris has more advantage in front of Amanda,” Shevchenko told FanSided. “[Cyborg] is very quick, she’s feeling very good in the distance, she’s feeling really good in the moment she has to act or protect and the most important — she’s never tired. She’s working, and working and working and I think the more she should tire, the stronger she gets. Sometimes people who have hard training go back, but she goes forward.”

Shevchenko was accompanied by her longtime coach Pavel Fedotov who over-saw the sparring of the two power strikers.

“Cris and Valentina are preparing for their fights, it’s very important fights,” Fedotov told FanSided. “That’s why they do trainings together. They do some exercises like drills, they do some grappling techniques and doing some standing techniques. They both are good. Cris is very quick and moves in very good shape, not tired, very strong. Valentina same, I think they are both very good prepared.”

Shevchenko, having trained extensively with Justino even made a strong prediction for the fight.

“I don’t think it will be a full five rounds,” she said. “I think it will be an early finish by Cris.”

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UFC 231 takes place on Dec. 8, 2018, live from Toronto, Canada, it will be headlined by featherweight title fight between reigning champion Max Holloway and challenger Brian Ortega. UFC 232 takes place on Dec. 29, 2018, live from Las Vegas, NV and will be headlined by former champion Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson who will be fighting for the light heavyweight title.