Her win earned her a contract with the UFC. Shevchenko won the fight via TKO in the second round after delivering multiple unanswered knees from the clinch. As a result, she was replaced by Jaimelene Nievera. She was scheduled to face Silvana Juarez at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 11 on June 26, 2018, however, 8 days before the fight it was announced that Juarez was forced out of the bout with an undisclosed injury. Shevchenko next competed on the second season of Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series, where fighters compete for the chance of being awarded a contract with the UFC. In 2017, she returned to MMA, building her record to 7–1.ĭana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series Mixed martial arts career Early career Īntonina Shevchenko made her MMA debut in 2002 and compiled a 3–0 record before taking a twelve-year hiatus from the sport. She is also 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. She 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. She is the older sister of fellow UFC fighter and former UFC Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko.īetween 20 Antonina Shevchenko participated in 40 professional kickboxing and muay thai fights, winning 39 and losing only one, to Yulia Voskoboynik. Antonina Shevchenko ( Russian: Антонина Анатольевна Шевченко born ( )November 20, 1984) is a Kyrgyzstani and Peruvian Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist currently competing in the flyweight division of the UFC.
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