Antonina Anatolyevna Shevchenko is a Kyrgyz and Peruvian retired Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist who competed in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
25 Facts About Antonina Shevchenko
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Antonina Shevchenko is the older sister of current UFC fighter and UFC Women's Flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko.
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Between 2003 and 2017 Antonina Shevchenko participated in 40 professional kickboxing and muay thai fights, winning 39 and losing only one, to Yulia Voskoboynik.
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Antonina Shevchenko won 4 gold medals and a single bronze and silver medal at the IFMA world championships, as well as a silver medal at the IFMA Royal World Cup.
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Antonina Shevchenko is the former WKC K1 and Muay Thai Champion, the former Phoenix FC Muay Thai Champion, and the former Lion Fight Muay Thai Champion with two title defenses.
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Antonina Shevchenko was scheduled to face Silvana Juarez at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 11 on June 26,2018 8 days before the fight it was announced that Juarez was forced out of the bout with an undisclosed injury.
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Antonina Shevchenko won the fight via TKO in the second round after delivering multiple unanswered knees from the clinch.
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Antonina Shevchenko's win earned her a contract with the UFC.
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Antonina Shevchenko was expected to make her promotional debut against Ashlee Evans-Smith on November 30,2018, at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale.
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Antonina Shevchenko was fined 20 percent of her purse, which went to her opponent Shevchenko.
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Antonina Shevchenko faced Roxanne Modafferi on April 20,2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 7.
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Antonina Shevchenko faced Lucie Pudilova on August 3,2019, at UFC on ESPN 5.
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Antonina Shevchenko won the fight via technical submission due to a rear-naked choke in the second round.
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Antonina Shevchenko was scheduled to face Cynthia Calvillo on April 25,2020.
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However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed to a future date Instead, Antonina Shevchenko faced Katlyn Chookagian on May 30,2020, at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs Burns.
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Antonina Shevchenko lost the fight by unanimous decision after being dominated for 3 rounds.
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Antonina Shevchenko faced Ariane Lipski on November 21,2020, at UFC 255.
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Antonina Shevchenko faced Andrea Lee on May 15,2021, at UFC 262.
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Antonina Shevchenko lost the bout via triangle armbar at the end of the second round.
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Antonina Shevchenko faced Casey O'Neill on October 2,2021, at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Walker.
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Antonina Shevchenko lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.
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Antonina Shevchenko was scheduled to face Cortney Casey on April 30,2022, at UFC on ESPN 35.
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However, the bout was postponed to July 9,2022, at UFC on ESPN 39, as Antonina Shevchenko injured her knee in training.
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On March 26,2025, Antonina Shevchenko announced her retirement from combat sports in order to focus on her career as a pilot.
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On September 8,2024, Antonina Shevchenko gave birth to a boy.