Valentina Shevchenko is not afraid to represent Peru in the UFC. You might have noticed the UFC flyweight champion do interviews fluently in Spanish, carry the Peruvian flag into the octagon ahead of her title defenses, and even shout out Latin America in her post-fight interviews. But what you might not know is how Shevchenko (19-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) became an adoptive daughter to Peru and South America. Shevchenko’s relationship with Latin America is an interesting story given she was born and raised far, far away from the region. “I’m from Kyrgyzstan, but my nationality is Russian,” Shevchenko said in Spanish on Hablemos MMA . “Because in the Soviet Union, when there was a Soviet Union like 15 countries, a lot of people from Russia were sent to countries like Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, to develop the culture and my grandmother was one of them.
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How Russian UFC champion Valentina Shevchenko ended up living in Latin America – MMA Junkie