Antonina Shevchenko
Antonina Shevchenko is an Kyrgyzstani and Peruvian Muay Thai fighter as well as mixed martial artist who is currently fighting at flyweight of UFC. She is the younger sister of her fellow UFC fighter and the former UFC Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko. Antonina Shevchenko's combat sport career began as an Muay Thai fighter. Shevchenko debuted on the IFMA World Championship Tournament in 2003. Shevchenko took the title before being defeated by Suzane Mller with a majority vote. Antonina was awarded a medal of silver in 2007, she also won a bronze medal in 2008 and a medal gold in the year 2011. She was also crowned IFMA World Amateur Muay Thailand Champion of 2016 by IFMA. Antonia started her professional journey at the age of 23 in 2003. She has won several titles including the K-1 World Championships Lion Fight Lightweight Championships, as well as the WMC as well as Phoenix FC World Championships. Antonina was a part of Isa TIDBLAD Keskikangas's fight in the final round of Phoenix Fighting Championship. The winner was unanimously. Antonina Schevchenko set her professional MMA records in 2002, when she took on Anara Bazanova in the KFK Cup of Kyrgystan. She was victorious via TKO after round 2. Her following two matches were staged during the WXF X-Impact World Championships. Shevchenko committed herself to kickboxing after which she took a lengthy break in MMA. She was back in 2017 when she faced Anissa Hasdaoui. Shevchenko won against Anissa through a unanimous decision, and then defeated Valerie Domergue at Phoenix FC 4. Following the league's dissolution in 2018, Shevchenko joined Dana White's Contender Series. Shevchenko took on Jaimelene Nievera at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 11. Antonina knocked out Nievera using her striking skills that were superior in the final clinch through knees to the body. Antonina's UFC contract was extended in the wake of this win. Antonina Shevchenko made her UFC debut UFC at The TUF Finals TUF Heavy Hitting match against Ji Yeon Kim. Shevchenko beat Roxanne Modafferi in a split-decision fight following her first bout by a unanimity. Antonina recovered from the loss to defeat Lucie Pudilova via rear-naked choking submission in the second round UFC on ESPN Covington Vs. Lawler. She earned the extra fight of the night in this fight. Shevchenko went 1-2 in her next 3-fights, defeating Ariane Lipski and falling to Katlyn Chookagian and Andrea Lee. Antonina suffered a loss to Casey O'Neill by second-round TKO in the second round of UFC Fight Night Santos Walker.






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