Valentina S: Woman of Many Talents 2.0 - One Door Closed, Another Door Opened

Big sis' has a fight this week.

LION FIGHT 42 Saturday, April 21st at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.


Good luck Antonina, you absolute fox. x
 


https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/4/...der-series-at-same-weight-as-sister-valentina


The Shevchenko sisters do just about everything together. And that apparently extends to fighting in the same weight class.

Antonina Shevchenko, the older sister of UFC star Valentina, confirmed to Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that she will be fighting at flyweight on an upcoming Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series card. That is, of course, the same division that Valentina fights at now.

Antonina said that she doesn’t expect that she and her sister will be on any kind of collision course. And if it ever came up, she would definitely not fight her sibling.


“I don’t think so,” Antonina said. “Of course, we’ll never fight as sisters. Valentina now is No. 1 contender at flyweight. I’m sure in a few months she will be the champion of this division. If I win this fight in Contender Series, I will be just entering UFC. There will be a hard, long way before you become No. 3, No. 5, No. 1. it’ll be a long way and hard way, so we’ll see.”


Why the choice to fight at 125 when she has fought in other combat sports at 145 and 135? Very simple, Antonina said. It’s the same reason why so many other UFC fighters choose lower divisions — everyone else is doing it.


“They cut weight so much and the girls at 135 they are too big for me,” Antonina said. “It’ll be better for me to fight at 125 in UFC.”
 
How did I not know this thread existed. I am always down for updates on the Shevchenko sisters.
 
I'm a fan. Future 125 lb champ.
 
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