Antonina Shevchenko through the years

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)

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)

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)

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 Jeff Bottari/DWTNCS LLC)

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 Jeff Bottari/DWTNCS LLC)

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)

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)

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)

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (R-L) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan knees Jaimee Nievera in their…

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (R-L) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan knees 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)

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (R-L) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan punches Jaimee Nievera in their…

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (R-L) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan punches 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)

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (L-R) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan punches Jaimee Nievera in their…

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (L-R) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan punches 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)

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan sits in her corner between rounds…

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan sits in her corner between rounds of 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 Jeff Bottari/DWTNCS LLC)

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (L-R) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan kicks Jaimee Nievera in their…

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (L-R) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan kicks 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)

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (R-L) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan punches Jaimee Nievera in their…

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (R-L) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan punches 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)

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (R-L) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan punches Jaimee Nievera in their…

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (R-L) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan punches 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)

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (R-L) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan punches Jaimee Nievera in their…

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (R-L) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan punches 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)

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (R-L) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan battles Jaimee Nievera in their…

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (R-L) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan battles 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)

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (R-L) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan punches Jaimee Nievera in their…

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (R-L) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan punches 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)

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (L-R) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan kicks Jaimee Nievera in their…

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (L-R) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan kicks 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)

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (R-L) Jaimee Nievera punches Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan in their…

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 26: (R-L) Jaimee Nievera punches Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan 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)

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)

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)

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)

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) fights Lucie Pudilova (not pictured) during…

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) fights Lucie Pudilova (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) fights Lucie Pudilova (blue gloves) during…

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) fights Lucie Pudilova (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) fights Lucie Pudilova (blue gloves) during…

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) fights Lucie Pudilova (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) fights Lucie Pudilova (blue gloves) during…

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) fights Lucie Pudilova (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) fights Lucie Pudilova (blue gloves) during…

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) fights Lucie Pudilova (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) fights Lucie Pudilova (blue gloves) during…

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) fights Lucie Pudilova (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) fights Lucie Pudilova (blue gloves) during…

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) fights Lucie Pudilova (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) fights Lucie Pudilova (blue gloves) during…

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) fights Lucie Pudilova (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) reacts against Lucie Pudilova (not pictured)…

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) reacts against Lucie Pudilova (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) reacts against Lucie Pudilova (not pictured)…

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) reacts against Lucie Pudilova (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) is checked on by trainers against…

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) is checked on by trainers against Lucie Pudilova (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) reacts after defating Lucie Pudilova (blue…

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) reacts after defating Lucie Pudilova (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) reacts after defating Lucie Pudilova (blue…

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) reacts after defating Lucie Pudilova (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) reacts after defating Lucie Pudilova (blue…

Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Antonina Shevchenko (red gloves) reacts after defating Lucie Pudilova (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 20: (L-R) Opponents Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan and Ariane Lipski of…

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 20: (L-R) Opponents Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan and Ariane Lipski of Brazil face off during the UFC 255 weigh-in at UFC APEX on November 20, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 21: (R-L) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan kicks Ariane Lipski of Brazil…

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 21: (R-L) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan kicks Ariane Lipski of Brazil in their women’s flyweight bout during the UFC 255 event at UFC APEX on November 21, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 21: (L-R) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan celebrates her TKO victory over…

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 21: (L-R) Antonina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan celebrates her TKO victory over Ariane Lipski of Brazil in their women’s flyweight bout during the UFC 255 event at UFC APEX on November 21, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Antonina Shevchenko defends against Andrea Lee during UFC 262 at…

May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Antonina Shevchenko defends against Andrea Lee during UFC 262 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Antonina Shevchenko moves in for a hit against Andrea Lee…

May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Antonina Shevchenko moves in for a hit against Andrea Lee during UFC 262 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Antonina Shevchenko moves in with a hit against Andrea Lee…

May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Antonina Shevchenko moves in with a hit against Andrea Lee during UFC 262 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Antonina Shevchenko moves in for a hit against Andrea Lee…

May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Antonina Shevchenko moves in for a hit against Andrea Lee during UFC 262 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 13: Valentina Shevchenko (R) attend the 2021 AFI Fest Official Screening of…

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 13: Valentina Shevchenko (R) attend the 2021 AFI Fest Official Screening of Netflix’s “Bruised” at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 13, 2021 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Netflix)