Shevchenko is considered to be one of the best female Muay Thai fighters in the world. She defeated future UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk three times and future UFC fighter Lina Länsberg once, during these competitions. Shevchenko won 8 gold medals (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014) when she competed in the IFMA world championships, and also the IMFA Royal World Cup in 2015. She received her first and only loss in kickboxing when she fought Wang Cong (aka Cong Wang) in 2015. From 2003 to 2015 Valentina Shevchenko collectively won more than 50 amateur/pro matches in K-1, Muay Thai, and kickboxing (five were won by technical knockout, three were won by knockout).
Shevchenko earned an Undergraduate degree from the University of Arts Kyrgystan, in Film Directing. Her kickboxing career began in Kyrgyzstan when 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.
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She began with taekwondo at age 5, under the influence of her mother who had practiced the sport and of her older sister Antonina.Īt age 12 she branched out into Muay Thai kickboxing then free style Vale Tudo. Valentina Shevchenko was born in Frunze, Kirghizia, USSR on Mainto a Russian family, and became interested in combat sports at an early age. As of July 26, 2018, she is #1 in the official UFC flyweight rankings.
Valentina Shevchenko (Russian: Валентина Анатольевна Шевченко born March 7, 1988) is a Kyrgyz professional mixed martial artist.Ī former Muay Thai fighter, Shevchenko competes in the women’s flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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