Valentina Shevchenko is one of the biggest UFC superstars out there who has successfully established a huge fan following for herself. In this article we will discuss about Valentina Shevchenko Husband. Shevchenko is the current UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship and ranks #1 in the UFC women’s pound-for-pound rankings. Shevchenko is currently undefeated for eight consecutive fights. She defeated Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC 231 to become the champion since has been holding her position strongly.
Valentina Shevchenko professional career
Shevchenko started her professional career way back in 2003 in local Russian MMA promotions. She was part of Kyrgyz Federation, WXF: X-Impact,Professional Free Fight, Fusion FC, Legacy FC etc. In 2015, Shevchenko got an opportunity to make her debut for UFC against Sarah Kaufman which she won via split decision.
But unfortunately, the Peruvian lost her second fight against Amanda Nunes at UFC 196. After winning two fights, Shevchenko again lost to Nunes and lost her chance to win the Bantamweight championship. After that she decided to move to flyweight which turned out successfully for her. She won her first UFC championship and has also defended that on six multiple occasions.
Valentina Shevchenko personal life
Shevchenko was born on March 7, 1988 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union(now Kyrgyzstan). Shevchenko grew up with her sister Antonina Shevchenko who is also a Muay Thai warrior. Their mother Elena Shevchenko was a fighter herself and was the leader of Kyrgyzstan’s public Muay Thai association.
Shevchenko’s father Anatoly is a war hero and served in the Soviet Navy during the Cold War. Coming from such a background, she got into combat sports like Taekwondo at a very early age. But with time, she decided to pursue mix martial arts.
Valentina Shevchenko Husband
Currently there are no credible sources about Valentina Shevchenko husband or boyfriend. However, there are certain reports that mentioned Shevchenko is married to her longtime coach and mentor Pavel Fedotov. Shevchenko moved out with Fedotov to Peru for training and in 2008 she turned into a Peruvian resident. According to rumours they both got married secretly and don’t like to speak about their relationship in public. But the fact is he rather married to Valentina’s sister Antonina Shevchenko.
Fedotov is one of the major reasons for Shevchenko’s success inside the octagon and he has always helped her partner. Fedotov has over 19k followers on Instagram where he generally shares training pictures. However, do you think Pavel Fedotov is Valentina Shevchenko Husband?
