Antonina Shevchenko
Antonina Shevchenko is the Kyrgyzstani and Peruvian Muay fighter from Thailand as well as mixed martial artist currently competing at flyweight within the UFC. She is the sister of another fellow UFC fighter and ex- UFC Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko. Antonina Shevchenko's professional career in combat sport started out with her debut as a Muay Thai competitor. Shevchenko debuted on the IFMA World Championship Tournament in 2003. Shevchenko took the title and then defeated Suzane Mller in a unanimous decision. Antonina then followed up with received a silver award in 2007, and a bronze in 2008, a gold medal in 2011 as well as the year-end 2016 IFMA Amateur Muay Thai World Champion. Antonia began her professional journey in 2003 and won in the WKC K-1 Light Welterweight World Championship in 2012 the Lion Fight Lightweight Championship in 2016, and also the WMC and Phoenix FC World Championships in 2016. Antonina's fight for her final title took place in the Phoenix Fighting Championship against Isa Tidblad Keskikangas. She took victory by unanimity. Antonina Shychenko's first professional MMA debut came in 2002 at the KFK Cup of Kyrgystan where she was matched against Anara Bayanova. She prevailed in the second-round TKO and then won the next 2-fights at WXF: X-Impact World Championships 2003, accumulating a record of three-three. Shevchenko took a break from MMA to concentrate on her kickboxing, and she returned to the ring to fight Anissa Haddaoui during Phoenix FC 3 in 2017. Shevchenko won against Anissa in a unanimously-decided match, before she fought Valerie Domergue in Phoenix FC 4. The promotion ended in 2018, and enrolled into Dana White's Contender Series in 2018. Shevchenko fought Jaimelene Nievera at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 11. Antonina's prodigious strike abilities permitted her to TKO Nievera via knees in the lower body. Following this victory Antonina was able to sign the chance to sign a UFC contract. Antonina made her UFC debut at the TUF Heavy Hhitters Finale in a fight against Ji Yeon Kim. Shevchenko won the fight through a unanimous win, however she fell in her next fight against Roxanne Modafferi by split decision. Antonina was able to bounce back from the loss and defeated Lucie Pudilova on UFC on ESPN Covington vs. Lawler via second-round rear-naked choke and won the prize of the night during the fight. Shevchenko had a 2-1-2 record in her following three fights. Shevchenko losing to Ariane Lipski and falling to Katlyn Chookagian as well as Andrea Lee. Antonina was recently knocked out by TKO in round two to Casey O'Neill, at UFC Fight Night Santos against. Walker.






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