Antonina Shevchenko, a veteran of eight octagon appearances, is not going to battle as a mom within the UFC. The sister of UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko introduced Thursday her retirement from the game.
Shevchenko, who announced the birth of her son in September 2024, final entered the UFC cage in July 2022, when she gained a break up resolution over Cortney Casey.
“I didn’t have the chance to go away my gloves within the octagon by custom, I didn’t suppose my battle in UFC in 2022 can 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 means of Dana White’s Contender Collection in 2018 and scored finishes over Lucie Pudilova and Ariane da Silva throughout her run, shedding solely to Roxanne Modafferi, Katlyn Cerminara, Andrea Lee and Casey O’Neill.
“In fact, martial arts proceed to be massive a part of my life however in numerous manner,” she continued. “It’s time to be centered 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 arduous to precise how blissful I’m that aviation has come into my life!
“Knowledgeable fighter lives a full thrilling life, full of arduous work, awards, travels, difficulties, victory celebrations. And it’s arduous to search out one other path you like that might be similar intense and fulness, fulled with motion, fixed studying, arduous work and celebration of achievements. Aviation is that this treasure for me!”
With a report 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 arduous work for my son, to boost him an honest particular person,” Shevchenko wrote. “In fact, I’ll do every part potential for make him turn out to be an expert fighter and a pilot! Because of 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 easiest and work more durable I ever did. And in addition for the efficiency battle bonuses, because of them I used to be capable of full my pilot trainings, buy my beautiful Skyhawk, fly it throughout the nation, get all pilot licenses and flight hours.
“Because of all my associates! And naturally, because of the followers who cheered up and supported! We are going to cheer collectively for my sister now!”
