Antonina Shevchenko

Antonina Shevchenko, Antonina Shevchenko, a Kyrgyzstani Muaythai fighter from Peru, and mixed martial arts artist who is a part of the UFC at the flyweight division, is currently an Kyrgyzstani. She is also the elder sister of the former UFC Flyweight champ as well as co- UFC fighter Valentina. Antonina Shevchenko began her career as a Muay Thai kickboxer. She debuted in 2003 during the IFMA World Championship Tournament. Shevchenko was the winner of the competition and defeated Suzane Milliner with a unanimous verdict. Antonina kept her winning streak going by winning a silver and bronze medal in 2008 and 2007 respectively, as well as a Gold medal in 2011, along with the title of 2016 IFMA amateur Muay Thai world champion. Antonia was a professional who started her career as a professional in 2003, won in 2012 and the 2016 Lion Fight Lightweight Championships. The WMC World Championships were held in 2016 and she won the 2016 IFMA Muay Thailand World Champion. Antonina's final fight was with Isa Tidblad Keskikangas at Phoenix Fighting Championship. She was able to win by a unanimous vote. Antonina Schevchenko set professional MMA records in 2002 when she fought Anara Bazanova at KFK Cup in Kyrgystan. She took the title by TKO at the end of round 2. She went on to win her two subsequent bouts and both of them at the WXF X-Impact World Championships of 2003. She was awarded an MMA record of 3-0. Shevchenko was a dedicated kickboxer after which she took a lengthy time off in MMA. She came back to fight in 2017 and faced Anissa Hasdaoui. Shevchenko beat Anissa via unanimous decision before prevailing over Valerie Domergue at Phoenix FC 4. She joined the Dana White Contender Series 2018 following the departure of the league. Shevchenko defeated Jaimelene Nievera during Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 11 Antonina demonstrated her power of striking by tying Nievera using knees. Antonina Shevchenko was awarded the UFC contract following this win. Antonina Shevchenko was able to make her UFC debut in the TUF Heavy Hitters Finale against Ji Yeon Kim. Shevchenko won the fight by unanimous decision, but she was defeated in her subsequent fight with Roxanne Modafferi in a split decision. Antonina bounced off the loss, and won Lucie Prudilova at UFC on ESPN Covingtonvs. Lawler with a back naked choke submission. It was the best fight of the night in that bout. Shevchenko fell to Katlyn as well as Andrea Lee in three of her subsequent fights. She defeated Ariane Lipski, and was also defeated by Ariane. Antonina lost her last fight to Casey O'Neill via TKO at UFC Fight Night Santos -Walker.