Antonina Shevchenko
Antonina is a Kyrgyzstani-Peruvian Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist who currently is a competitor in the UFC flyweight division. She is the younger sister of the former UFC Flyweight champion and co- UFC athlete Valentina. Antonina Shevchenko is an experienced Muay Thai boxer started her fight sports career at the IFMA World Championship Tournament. Shevchenko took the title by unanimously defeating Suzane Miller. Antonina Shevchenko took home an additional medal in the year 2007, a bronze in 2008, a gold in 2011, and won the IFMA Amateur World MuayThai Champion in the year 2016. Antonia's professional debut came in 2003. She won in 2012 the WKC K-1 Light Welterweight World Championship In 2016, she won she won the Lion Fight Lightweight Championship and in 2016, she won the WMC World Championships. Antonina was the last time she fought Isa Tidblad Keskikangas in the Phoenix Fighting Championship. The winner was a unanimous decision. Antonina Shychenko's professional MMA debut came in 2002, during the KFK Cup of Kyrgystan when she faced Anara Bayanova. She was victorious by second round TKO and also won her subsequent 2-fights at WXF: X-Impact World Championships 2003, accumulating a record of 3-0. Shevchenko took a hiatus to pursue kickboxing. Shevchenko returned against Anissahaddaoui at Phoenix FC 3. Shevchenko beat Anissa by a unanimous vote as well as defeated Valerie Domergue at Phoenix FC 4. The promotion ended in 2018 and joined Dana White's Contender Series in 2018. Shevchenko took on Jaimelene Nievera at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 11. Antonina demonstrated her power of striking by tying Nievera using knees. Antonina took a UFC invitation following her win. Antonina Shevchenko was able to make her UFC debut at TUF Heavy Strikes Finale in the fight against Ji Yeon Kim. Shevchenko beat Roxanne Modafferi via split decision fight following her first fight by an unanimous decision. Antonina was able to bounce back from the loss and defeated Lucie Pudilova in the UFC on ESPN Covington vs. Lawler via second-round rear-naked choke, and was awarded the fight of the night bonus during the bout. Shevchenko was 2-2 during her subsequent three matches she won over Ariane Lipski while being defeated by Katlyn Clarkagian as well as Andrea Lee. Antonina was recently lost to Casey O'Neill in UFC Fight Night Santos Walker.
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