Valentina Shevchenko

MMA Fighter

Birthday March 7, 1988

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Age 36 years old

#48,195 Most Popular

About

Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist who joined the UFC's women's bantamweight division in 2015. She has won more than half a dozen I.F.M.A. Royal World Cup Tournament Championships in her career.

Before Fame

She began learning taekwondo at the age of five and would later branch into kickboxing at the age of twelve. She began competing in MMA fighting in 2003. 

Trivia

She was expected to fight Amanda Nunes for the UFC Bantamweight title at UFC 213, but Nunes pulled out on account of illness on the day of the bout. She has accumulated more than 2.7 million Instagram followers as a result of her fighting fame. 

Family Life

She was born in Frunze, Kirghizia, USSR to a Russian family. Her mother and older sister, Antonina, both practiced taekwondo. 

Associated With

In January 2017, she beat fellow MMA fighter Julianna Pena on UFC on Fox.