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Antonina Shevchenko announces retirement

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:57:53 +0000

Antonina Shevchenko announced her retirement on Thursday. The eight-fight UFC veteran and sister of two-time flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko has decided to focus on her pilot career and being a mother. “I didn’t have the opportunity to leave my gloves in the octagon by tradition, I didn’t think my fight in UFC in 2022 would be the last. “I am leaving my gloves” in this post,” Shevchenko wrote on Instagram . “30 years in sport, black belt 3rd dan in Taekwondo, 11 World Champion titles in Muay Thai, Kickboxing and MMA.

Photos: Antonina Shevchenko through the years

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:57:48 +0000

Check out these photos highlighting Antonina Shevchenko ’s career through the years. antonina-shevchenko-screengrab Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed valentina-shevchenko-antonina-shevchenko-contender-series-11 Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed antonina-shevchenko-contender-series-11 Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series: Shevchenko v Nievera LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan celebrates after her victory over Jaimee… LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan celebrates after her victory over Jaimee Nievera in their women's flyweight bout during Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series at the TUF Gym on June 26, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/DWTNCS LLC) more Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series: Shevchenko v Nievera LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan has her hands wrapped prior to… LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan has her hands wrapped prior to her women's flyweight bout against Jaimee Nievera during Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series at the TUF Gym on June 26, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/DWTNCS LLC) more Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series: Shevchenko v Nievera LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan prepares to fight Jaimee Nievera in… LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan prepares to fight Jaimee Nievera in their women's flyweight bout during Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series at the TUF Gym on June 26, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/DWTNCS LLC) more Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series: Shevchenko v Nievera LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan prepares to fight Jaimee Nievera in… LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan prepares to fight Jaimee Nievera in their women's flyweight bout during Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series at the TUF Gym on June 26, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada

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UFC flyweight Antonina Shevchenko announces MMA retirement to focus on aviation

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:57:47 +0000

Antonina Shevchenko is done fighting professionally. Antonina, older sister of UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko, announced her decision to hang up the gloves in a lengthy Instagram post Thursday. This decision comes nearly three years after her last UFC outing.

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Antonina Shevchenko posts lengthy statement in response to Valentina’s Noche UFC fight

BAD MMA News — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:09:15 +0000

On Saturday night, due to a widely controversial scorecard , Valentina Shevchenko left Noche UFC without a title. That scorecard, from Judge Mike Bell , had a 10-8 round which caused a split draw to occur and Alexa Grasso kept her title. After the fight, several members of the media, UFC fighters , and others have come forward to support Shevchenko. One of those supporters is Antonina Shevchenko, the sister of Valentina and a fellow UFC fighter. She took to Instagram to voice her thoughts in a lengthy post. “Valentina you are our champion!” she wrote. “I am so sorry that instead of a deserved victory, the result of the fight was a ‘Draw’. Which makes me terribly angry and sad! That because of the meanness of one judge, who scored 5th round as 10-8, today you are not with the belt, as it should be! I can’t understand where this score came out for him. When half of the round you outstriked your opponent with the hands, and half of the round she was taking your back and sitting there and holding the position.

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Valentina Shevchenko’s sister ‘terribly angry’ with split draw at Noche UFC: ‘Everyone knows you are the winner’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:15:43 +0000

Antonina Shevchenko thinks her sister Valentina Shevchenko was robbed against Alexa Grasso . Flyweight champion Grasso (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) and challenger Shevchenko (23-4-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC) battled to a split draw this past Saturday in the main event of Noche UFC at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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Molly McCann wants Antonina Shevchenko next after UFC Fight Night 208 knockout

BAD MMA News — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 02:27:20 +0000

LONDON – Molly McCann is not one to call someone out, but she had a name after UFC Fight Night 208. McCann (13-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) scored another knockout with her elbows , using a spinning attack to set up a flurry that sparked Hannah Goldy in the first round at The O2 in London. The win marked McCann’s third straight, and “The Meatball” now wants to test herself against the UFC flyweight champion’s sister, Antonina Shevchenko (10-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC). “So I never call anyone out,” McCann told MMA Junkie at the post-fight news conference. “It’s not for me to do. But when you talk about legacy, prestige, honor, who’s the best in the game – and it’s Valentina (Shevchenko)

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UFC on ESPN 39 post-event facts: Ricky Turcios’ rough striking numbers enter record books

BAD MMA News — Sun, 10 Jul 2022 13:08:03 +0000

After International Fight Week took over the MMA world, UFC on ESPN 39 on Saturday proved to be something of a hangover card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Rafael Fiziev (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) put a highlight on the end of a long night of fights, though, when he scored a fifth-round knockout of former UFC champ Rafael dos Anjos (32-14 MMA, 20-12 UFC) to extend his winning streak in the lightweight division to six consecutive fights. For more on the numbers behind the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 39.

UFC on ESPN 39 post-event facts: Ricky Turcios’ rough striking numbers enter record books – MMA Junkie

UFC on ESPN 39 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: 2022 total passes $4.5 million

BAD MMA News — Sun, 10 Jul 2022 13:08:01 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 39 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $157,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC on ESPN 39 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+. The full UFC on ESPN 39 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: * * * * Rafael Fiziev : $6,000 def. Rafael dos Anjos : $21,000 Caio Borralho : $4,000 def.

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Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC on ESPN 39, including some Dolly Parton

BAD MMA News — Sun, 10 Jul 2022 12:02:54 +0000

While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well. See what the fighters from UFC on ESPN 39 went with as their backing tracks in Las Vegas.

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UFC on ESPN 39 pre-event facts: Rafael dos Anjos on cusp of history

BAD MMA News — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 02:12:29 +0000

The UFC continues its busy July schedule Saturday with UFC on ESPN 39 , which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and airs on ESPN/streams on ESPN+. A high-stakes lightweight clash serves as the main event of the card. Former 155-pound champion Rafael dos Anjos (32-13 MMA, 20-11 UFC) continued his pursuit of gold when he takes on the surging Rafael Fiziev (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in a five-round contest. For more on the numbers behind the headliner, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC on ESPN 39.

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