Antonina Shevchenko
Antonina (or Antonia) Shevchenko competes as a Kyrgyzstani Muay Thailand fighter in the UFC's flyweight division. She is also the elder sister of the former UFC Flyweight champion and the fellow UFC athlete Valentina. 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 continued to win and won a silver medal in 2007, a bronze award in 2008, a gold medal in 2011, and was the year-end 2016 IFMA Amateur Muay Thai World Champion. Antonia started her professional career in 2003 and was the winner of an award at the WKC K-1 Light Welterweight World Championship in 2012 the Lion Fight Lightweight Championship in 2016 and the WMC and Phoenix FC World Championships in 2016. Antonina fought Isa Tidblad Keskikangas last time at the Phoenix Fighting Championship. She won by unanimous vote. Antonina Shevchenko set her professional MMA record at the KFK Cup in Kyrgystan against Anara Bayanova. She took the win via a second round TKO followed by 2 additional fights at WXF X-Impact World Championships to earn a 3-0 record. Shevchenko took a hiatus to concentrate on kickboxing. Shevchenko returned against Anissahaddaoui at Phoenix FC 3. Shevchenko defeated Anissa with a unanimous verdict and beat Valerie Domergue on Phoenix FC 4 in 2017. Following the league's dissolution in 2018, Shevchenko was a part of Dana White's Contender Series. Shevchenko took on Jaimelene Nievera on Dana White Tuesday Night Contender Series 11. Antonina knocked out Nievera using her impressive striking ability in the final clinch with knees placed on her body. Antonina Shevchenko received the UFC contract after the victory. Antonina Shevchenko made her UFC debut at TUF Heavy Strikes Finale in the fight against Ji Yeon Kim. Shevchenko defeated Roxanne Modafferi via split decision fight, after prevailing in the initial bout by a unanimous decision. Antonina was able to bounce back from her loss and beat Lucie Pudddilova on UFC on ESPN Covington-Lawler by rear-naked submission during the second round. The bout earned Antonina the Fight of the Night bonus. Shevchenko was a 1-2 winner during her subsequent three bouts she lost to Ariane Lipski before losing to Katlyn Chookagian as well as Andrea Lee. Antonina has recently been knocked down by a TKO in the second round to Casey O'Neill, at UFC Fight Night Santos against. Walker.






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