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Valentina Shevchenko
Bishkek-born mixed martial artist (b. 1988), two-time UFC champion and one of the greatest female fighters of all time.
Born in Bishkek in 1988, Valentina Shevchenko trained in Muay Thai and kickboxing from childhood and has won professional titles in both as well as in mixed martial arts.
She has twice been UFC women's flyweight champion, the first fighter from Kyrgyzstan to win a UFC title.
She often enters the cage with the Kyrgyz flag and is widely regarded as one of the greatest female mixed martial artists of all time.
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Updated: October 3, 2026