Antonina Shevchenko
Antonina Shevchenko is an Kyrgyzstani and Peruvian Muay Thai fighter as well as mixed martial artist who is currently fighting in the flyweight division of the UFC. She is also the elder sister of an earlier UFC Flyweight champ as well as co- UFC fighter Valentina. Antonina Shevchenko's combat sport career began with her debut 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 in a unanimous decision. Antonina continued to win and took home a silver medal in 2007 a bronze medal in 2008 and a gold award in the year 2011 and the title of year-end 2016 IFMA Amateur Muay Thai World Champion. Antonia was first introduced to the professional world in at the age of 2003. She won at the world championships for light Welterweight at WKC in 2012, the Lion Fight Lightweight Championships 2016 and both the WMC World Championships as well as the Phoenix FC World Championships 2016. Antonina took on Isa Tidblad Kskikangas in the final round of Phoenix Fighting Championship. She won by unanimous vote. Antonina Shevchenko made her professional MMA record in 2002 during the KFK Cup in Kyrgystan in a fight with Anara Bayanova. She was victorious in the second round by TKO and then won the next two fights at WXF: X-Impact World Championships 2003, accumulating an overall record of three-three. Shevchenko committed herself to kickboxing as she took a prolonged break from MMA. She was back in 2017, when she fought Anissa Hasdaoui. Shevchenko defeated Anissa in a unanimously-decided match, and then she defeated Valerie Domergue in Phoenix FC 4. After leaving the league in the year 2018, Shevchenko enrolled into Dana White's Contender Series. Shevchenko took on Jaimelene Nievera on Dana White Tuesday Night Contender Series 11. Antonina knocked out Nievera using her superior striking abilities in the final clinch through knees to the body. Antonina Shevchenko received a UFC Contract after this victory. Antonina Shevchenko was able to make her UFC debut in the TUF Heavy Hitters Finale against Ji Yeon Kim. Shevchenko defeated Roxanne Modeafferi in the unanimous verdict. However, she then fell in her second fight because of an unanimous verdict. Antonina rebounded from the defeat by prevailing Lucie Prudilova at UFC on ESPN Covingtonvs. Lawler who was able to win the fight by back naked choke submission. It was the top fight of the night in this fight. Shevchenko went 2-2 in her subsequent three bouts. She beat Ariane Lipski, but fell to Katlyn Chokagian and Andrea Lee. Antonina was recently knocked out by KO in the second round to Casey O'Neill, at UFC Fight Night Santos Vs. Walker.
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