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With these victories, she improved her professional record to 10–1. She made her return again in 2013 under the banner of a South American MMA promotion Fusion FC, where she earned two TKO wins with a turnaround of just two months between the fights. After successfully rebounding from her loss in the following year by defeating Akjarkyn Baiturbaeva via unanimous decision and earning the first decision win of her career in the process, Shevchenko took another break from the sport, during which she continued to compete in amateur Muay Thai bouts. The referee decided not to call foul, which would result in a disqualification win for Shevchenko, and the fight was instead waved off by the doctor and ruled as a TKO win for Carmouche. Despite dominating her opponent for the majority of the first round, Shevchenko suffered her first loss after a controversial doctor stoppage due to a large cut caused by an illegal upkick. She returned to active competition and made her US debut against a future UFC title contender Liz Carmouche on Septemat C3 Fights in Concho, Oklahoma. She won the fight via TKO in the second round.Ĭompeting in regional Kyrgiz, Russian and Korean promotions she went undefeated in her next 6 fights, winning all of them via a first-round finish, before deciding to take a hiatus from MMA in 2006 to focus on her Muay Thai and kickboxing career. Shevchenko made her professional debut in mixed martial arts at the age of 15 on Apat Kyrgiz Federation of Kulatuu against fellow debuting fighter Eliza Aidaralieva. Shevchenko is considered to be one of the best female Muay Thai fighters in the world. During these competitions, Shevchenko defeated future UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk three times and future UFC fighter Lina Länsberg once. Shevchenko won 8 gold medals (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014) when she competed in the IFMA world championships, as well as the IMFA Royal World Cup in 2015. She received her first loss in kickboxing when she fought Debby Urkens (WFCA) in 2008 and her second one against Cong Wang in 2015. Valentina Shevchenko at EM Legend in China, 2014įrom 2003 to 2015, Shevchenko collectively won more than 90 amateur/pro matches in K-1, Muay Thai and kickboxing (eight were won by technical knockout, two by knockout). Valentina and Antonina made UFC history by becoming the first pair of sisters to feature on the same fight card at UFC 255. She was awarded during her first visit to Kyrgyzstan in seven years, during which Jeenbekov praised Shevchenko's role in her profession, saying that she "defended the honour of our Kyrgyzstan". In April 2019, she was awarded by Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov with the Dank Order. In December 2021, the university awarded her the title of an Honored Professor. Shevchenko earned an undergraduate degree in Film Directing from the National Academy of Arts of the Kyrgyz Republic. She gained Peruvian citizenship in 2008 and is fluent in Russian, English, and Spanish. She traveled to Peru with Fedotov and Antonina in 2007, where they became martial arts teachers, and Fedotov eventually relocated his team there permanently. Her kickboxing career began in 2000 when, also at age 12, she knocked out a 22-year-old opponent, earning her the moniker "Bullet" from her trainer Pavel Fedotov because of her speed in the ring. At age 12 she branched out into Muay Thai kickboxing and then freestyle Vale Tudo. Īfter becoming interested in combat sports at an early age, Valentina began Taekwondo at age 5, under the influence of her older sister Antonina and her mother, who both participated in the sport.
Her father Anatoly Shevchenko served in the Pacific Fleet of the Soviet Navy for three years during the Cold War, and played for the Kyrgiz national football team. Her mother Elena Shevchenko is the president of Kyrgyzstan's national Muay Thai association and a former multiple-time Muay Thai champion. Her family had Soviet, and later Kyrgyzstani, citizenship. Shevchenko was born in Frunze, Kirghizia, USSR on March 7, 1988, to a Ukrainian family, but she has described herself as being "Russian" in a Russian interview and her native language is Russian. 10 Professional Kickboxing and Muay Thai record.3.3.3 UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.International Master of Sports in Muay Thai īlack belt and Master of Sports in Judo 2nd dan black belt and Master of Sports in Taekwondo
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