Antonina Shevchenko
Antonina (or Antonia) Shevchenko fights as an Kyrgyzstani Muay Thailand fighter in the UFC's flyweight division. She is the elder sister of fellow UFC fighter and ex- UFC Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko. Antonina Shevchenko began her professional journey as an Muay Thai boxer. She made her debut in 2003 during the IFMA World Championship Tournament. Shevchenko was the winner at the tournament and defeated Suzane Milliner with a unanimous verdict. Antonina kept her winning streak going by winning a silver and bronze medals in 2007 and 2008 respectively, as well as a Gold medal in the year 2011, as well as the 2015 IFMA amateur world champion. Antonia was first introduced to the professional world in 2003. She took home the World K-1 Championships of WKC Light Welterweight in 2012, The Lion Fight Lightweight World Championships 2016 and both the WMC World Championships and the Phoenix FC World Championships 2016. Antonina's final bout took place in the Phoenix Fighting Championship against Isa Tidblad Keskikangas. The fight was won by unanimous decision. Antonina Shevchenko made her first professional MMA record in 2002 at KFK's Cup in Kyrgystan in a fight with Anara Bayanova. She was victorious in the second round by TKO and also won her subsequent 2-fights at WXF: X-Impact World Championships 2003 to amass an overall record of 3-1. Shevchenko took a break from MMA to focus on boxing. She made her return with a win against Anissa Haddaoui at Phoenix FC 3, 2017. Shevchenko won against Anissa by a unanimous vote and then defeated Valerie Domergue at Phoenix FC 4. After leaving the league in 2018, Shevchenko joined Dana White's Contender Series. Shevchenko wrestled Jaimelene Nievera as part of Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. Antonina utilized her fighting abilities in order to TKO Nievera in the clinch with knees and body. Antonina was offered an UFC deal following her win. Antonina was offered a UFC contract following her win. Shevchenko took the win with a unanimous decision. She losing her following fight to Roxanne Modafferi via split decision. Antonina bounced back from the defeat and beat Lucie Pudilova at UFC on ESPN Covington vs. Lawler via second-round rear-naked choke, and was awarded the fight of the night reward during the bout. Shevchenko lost 1-2 over the next three fights, defeating Ariane Lipski and losing to Katlyn Chookagian, and Andrea Lee. Then, Antonina fell to Casey O'Neill at UFC Fight Night Santos in a fight with. Walker via second-round TKO.






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