Antonina Shevchenko, a veteran of eight octagon appearances, won’t combat as a mom within the UFC. The sister of UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko introduced Thursday her retirement from the game.
Shevchenko, who introduced the delivery of her son in September 2024, final entered the UFC cage in July 2022, when she gained a break up determination over Cortney Casey.
“I didn’t have the chance to depart my gloves within the octagon by custom, I didn’t suppose my combat in UFC in 2022 could be the final. ‘I’m leaving my gloves’ on this publish,” Shevchenko wrote. “30 years in sport, black belt third dan in Taekwondo, 11 world champion titles in muay Thai, kickboxing and MMA. Greater than 400 fights in amateurs and professionals, Asian and South American champion, UFC fighter. That is how I end my profession in skilled sport.”
The 40-year-old athlete entered the UFC by Dana White’s Contender Sequence in 2018 and scored finishes over Lucie Pudilova and Ariane da Silva throughout her run, dropping solely to Roxanne Modafferi, Katlyn Cerminara, Andrea Lee and Casey O’Neill.
“In fact, martial arts proceed to be large a part of my life however in numerous method,” she continued. “It’s time to be targeted on the following web page – my profession as a pilot. My coronary heart and my head are utterly fulled with airplanes and sky and it’s exhausting to precise how joyful I’m that aviation has come into my life!
“An expert fighter lives a full thrilling life, full of exhausting work, awards, travels, difficulties, victory celebrations. And it’s exhausting to seek out one other path you’re keen on that shall be identical intense and fulness, fulled with motion, fixed studying, exhausting work and celebration of achievements. Aviation is that this treasure for me!”
With a document of 10-4 in MMA, Shevchenko now hopes her son follows her footsteps into the world of fight sports activities.
“Now it’s my flip to do all of the exhausting work for my son, to boost him a good individual,” Shevchenko wrote. “In fact, I’ll do every little thing doable for make him grow to be an expert fighter and a pilot! Due to UFC, Dana White, Mick Maynard for the chance to be part of the historical past! For a few of the most troublesome fights in my profession. I needed to do my best possible and work more durable I ever did. And likewise for the efficiency combat bonuses, because of them I used to be in a position to full my pilot trainings, buy my pretty Skyhawk, fly it throughout the nation, get all pilot licenses and flight hours.
“Due to all my associates! And naturally, because of the followers who cheered up and supported! We are going to cheer collectively for my sister now!”
