Antonina Shevchenko
Antonina is a Kyrgyzstani Peruvian Muay thai fighter, mixed martial artist who currently competing with the UFC flyweight division. Shevchenko is the younger sister of an earlier UFC Flyweight champion and fellow UFC athlete Valentina. Antonina Shevchenko began her professional journey as an Muay Thai boxer. Her debut was in 2003 during the IFMA World Championship Tournament. Shevchenko won the competition and beat Suzane Mill in the finals with a unanimous decision. Antonina was awarded a medal of silver in 2007, and a medal that was bronze in 2008 as well as she won a gold medal in the year 2011. Antonina was also named IFMA Amateur Muaythai World Champ in 2016. Antonia's professional career started in 2003. In 2012, she took home her the WKC K-1 Light Welterweight World Championship In 2016, she won the Lion Fight Lightweight Championship and in 2016 she won the WMC as well as the Phoenix FC World Championships. Antonina's latest fight came against Isa Tsidblad Keskikangas, who was a participant at Phoenix Fighting Championship. She was victorious by the unanimous verdict. Antonina Shychenko's pro MMA debut was made in 2002 during the KFK Championships of Kyrgystan in which she fought Anara Bayanova. She took the win via second round TKO and also won her subsequent two fights at WXF: X-Impact World Championships 2003. Her record was of 3-3-0. Shevchenko had a brief break from MMA and focused on her boxing. Shevchenko made her comeback in 2017 with Anissa Diddaoui. Shevchenko defeated Anissa in a unanimously-decided match, followed by a win over Valerie Domergue in Phoenix FC 4. She was let go of the competition and started Dana White's Contender Series 2018. Shevchenko was defeated by Jaimelene Nievera during Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 11 Antonina Shevchenko defeated Nievera thanks to her superior striking abilities when she clinched by the body with knees. Following this victory Antonina was able to sign an UFC contract. Antonina Shevchenko made her UFC debut at TUF Heavy Hitters Finale vs Ji Yeon Kim. Shevchenko won the fight via unanimous decision but lost her subsequent fight to Roxanne Modafferi via split decision. Antonina bounced back from losing to knock out Lucie Pudilova with a back-naked choke submission in the 2nd round of UFC on ESPN Covington Vs. Lawler. She earned her second fight of the evening for this bout. Shevchenko went 1-2 in her following three fights. Shevchenko losing to Ariane Lipski, and then falling to Katlyn Chookagian as well as Andrea Lee. Antonina last week lost via TKO in the second round against Casey O'Neill, at UFC Fight Night Santos and. Walker.






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